Teen killed, woman hurt in Beaumont apartment shooting

As officers closed in on the apartment complex, one asked dispatch for more units and others reported they were nearly there. Fire and EMS sent additional crews to the same shooting scene and again staged them for police protection.

Police later said officers arrived and found two gunshot victims, a minor male and an adult woman, and both were taken to a local hospital. Witnesses said the woman made it to the parking lot and asked for help after being shot, and investigators marked numerous pieces of evidence at the scene.

As the investigation widened, officers broadcast a possible suspect vehicle described as a dark Ford Fusion and relayed information about multiple males with guns in backpacks coming from Chinn Lane. Units then began heading to an apartment complex on Cottonwood as a possible related location, while one officer said EMS was being taken to St. Elizabeth and he wanted to ensure the crowd did not follow.

At the follow-up location on Cottonwood, an officer reported multiple subjects gathered near the park with three vehicles and noted a white Tahoe leaving eastbound. Moments later, the officer said people were getting out of their vehicles and that at least one person in the group was armed, with roughly 10 to 15 people present.

Radio traffic later shifted to St. Elizabeth, where officers confirmed a victim was there and said family members were beginning to arrive. A sergeant was requested at the hospital for assistance while other supervisors remained at the Chinn Lane scene, underscoring that the shooting response had split between the apartment complex and the hospital.

Dispatch eventually directed units working the Chinn Lane shooting to move to St. Elizabeth to help another officer. The order showed that the immediate aftermath still required active police management away from the original scene.

After both victims were taken to the hospital, police said the male victim, a minor, died from his injuries. The female victim, an adult woman, survived and was reported in stable condition, and detectives classified the case as a homicide and aggravated assault investigation.

Detectives later identified a 21-year-old man as the suspect in the shooting and obtained warrants charging him with murder and aggravated assault. Police said the investigation indicated he fired multiple shots during the argument and then fled.