Clute police investigating fatal shooting

CLUTE, Texas – Clute police are investigating after two men were shot, one fatally, in the 300 block of County Road 288.

Police arrived at the scene after receiving reports of a black man walking in the area with blood on him. Police then found two other men with gunshot wounds nearby.

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Police said a 22-year-old man who was shot in the torso and head died, while a 24-year-old man who was shot in the neck survived.

Preliminary information indicates three suspects were involved in the shooting, two Hispanic men and one white man. There is no further information that can be released at this point due to the investigation being in the early stage and information is still being collected.

Capt. Diane Turner, with the Clute Police Department, is the lead investigator. Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to immediately contact the department at 979-265-6194.