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Sunday, September 7, 2008

Auto Cycle accident and shootings mar weekend

Fire crews responded to two shootings and one autocyclist accident claiing a fatality this weekend.

The first incident was a shooting that occured on Ramirez Dr. Laredo Fire paramedics responded to a shooting where a male subject was shot in the lower extremity. The subject was in his early forties. The incident occured at about 2:45 am on Saturday morning.

The second shooting occured at about 5 minutes before 3 am on Saturday morning on Daniela Lp. It involved a male subject in his early thirties. Paramedics rushed to the scene to find the subject with a gunshot wound to his upper body. He was transported in critical condition to a local hospital.

The third incident occured this morning a little past midnight. It involved a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle. At about 12:15 am, fire crews responded to Hwy 83 north at the 12 mile marker for a reported accident. On arrival, crews found that the driver of the motorcycle was struck by a vehicle at a high rate of speed. He was found to have died as a result of his injuries at the scene. The motorcycle was part of a group of other motorcycles traveling northbound on hwy 83. Luckily, the other cyclists narrowley escaped being struck.

Stay tuned for more details

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