ROSENBERG, Texas – A 35-year-old man was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony, after a shooting Wednesday in Rosenberg.
Officers responded at 9:20 p.m. to a shooting report in the 100 block of Eighth Street and found a man with a gunshot wound to the leg.
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Police said the shooter ran from the scene, but was still believed to be in the immediate area.
After a short search with a K-9 unit, Francisco Omar Amaya-Medina was taken into custody.
Police said a physical argument between Amaya-Medina and the victim led to the shooting.
After the argument, Amaya-Medina left the scene, but returned with a small-caliber pistol and fired one round at the victim, striking him in the left leg, according to police.
The victim was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.