Issued: January 10, 2017 6:00 AM CST
Contact: Sergeant Greg Sowell, PIO- 936.559.2618
Release No. 1
LOCATION: 700 BLOCK OF ARTHUR WEAVER STREET.
Last night at approximately 11:35 p.m., the Nacogdoches Police Department was called to a shooting in the 700 block of Arthur Weaver Street, near Eliza Street.
Officers found that one man had been shot and was deceased on the scene. The investigation indicated that the victim was in the residence when unknown suspects entered the residence. During a confrontation with the suspects, the victim was shot once by one of the intruders.
The victim has been identified at Joey Donted Gipson, age 22 of Nacogdoches. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Justice of the Peace Dorothy Tigner-Thompson.
There were two other adults in the residence at the time of the incident and two children, ages 3 and 4. No one else was injured in the incident.
The investigation is continuing and ongoing. More information will be released as it becomes available. Anyone with information on this crime is asked to call Nacogdoches Crime Stoppers at 560-INFO. Crime Stoppers will pay a cash reward of up to $1,000.00 for information that leads to the arrest of the individuals involved in this crime.
