Suspect in Local Shooting Turns Himself In

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Now both suspects believed to be involved in a shooting that left an innocent college baseball player hospitalized, are behind bars.

Texas side police say that 17 year old Kamauri Butler turned himself in at the Bi-State Justice Center overnight. Previously 20 year old Demarco Banks also surrendered to authorities.

Police say a shootout on Lynda Street near Spring Lake Park on Saturday left a Texas A&M-Texarkana baseball players injured after a stray bullet hit him while he stood at George Dobson Field.

Here is the original Press Release from the Texarkana Texas Police Department:

We are investigating a shooting at George Dobson Field at Spring Lake Park that happened about 5:30 this afternoon. The victim is an 18 year old Texas A&M – Texarkana ball player who was standing in the bullpen area. It appears that he struck by a stray bullet from some type of altercation in a nearby neighborhood to the west of the park. He was taken to St. Michael Hospital , where he is headed into surgery now.

The baseball game was called, and BSA officials made the decision to end the Scout-O-Rama that was happening in another area of the park early as a precaution.

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