A 20-year-old man was shot multiple times and two vehicles were struck by bullets in two separate incidents that reportedly occurred within less than three hours at residences off the same area of Morphew Road early Thursday.
The first incident reportedly occurred shortly before 1:30 a.m. at a residence in the 100 of Brookdell Place, located off the 200 block of Morphew, where a man, 21, and woman, 53, reported being awakened by what sounded like "banging on their vehicles" outside, according to a Garland County sheriff's incident report released Friday.
The two stated they walked outside and discovered both of their vehicles, a silver Toyota Tacoma and a black Infinity QX30, had been struck by bullets. The house was apparently not hit, the report stated, and no other information was given.
Around 4 a.m., a man, 73, reported hearing a loud bang from outside his residence in the 100 block of Lakeview Point, also located off the 200 block of Morphew. He said he got up and walked out of his room and found his son, 20, lying on the hallway floor "screaming and bleeding."
He said he ran outside to check and didn't see anyone in the area and told his wife to call 911. Upon deputies' arrival, they found the son in the hallway still screaming and noted he had multiple gunshot wounds to his arms, legs and torso.
It was noted there were also multiple bullet holes in the victim's bedroom window and wall. LifeNet responded and transported the victim to CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs for treatment, but his condition was not known Friday.
Deputy Courtney Kizer, the department's public information officer, said Friday both incidents were still under investigation, but no arrests have been made.
A neighbor, who lives across the cove from the Lakeview Point residence, said she was awake around 4 a.m. when she heard "what sounded like rocks falling," and went into the kitchen to check the freezer thinking it was ice cubes dropping.
She said her husband, who is hard of hearing, was also awakened by the noise and told her it sounded like automatic gunfire. "It was really loud," she said. "It startled me."
She said they later saw multiple sheriff's units and an ambulance at the house and saw deputies using searchlights to comb the surrounding area. She noted she didn't hear any gunshots around 1:30 a.m. but said she was up at that time.
Local on 04/11/2020