WASHINGTON COUNTY, Texas – Authorities in Washington County are searching for a burglary suspect who they say wounded a homeowner during a gunfight Thursday morning.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said it happened around 3 a.m. Thursday in the 6300 block of Rehburg Road in the Burton area.
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Deputies arrived at the home responding to a call of a burglary of a vehicle and were met by the homeowner who had been wounded in his lower body. The homeowner told deputies he was alerted to activity in his driveway. When he exited his home, the suspect started shooting at him, hitting him in his lower body.
The homeowner returned fire and the suspect fled to an awaiting pickup truck parked on Rehburg Road.
The homeowner was treated at the scene before being transported to Scott & White Hospital in College Station. He was last listed in stable condition with non- life threatening injuries.
The case is under investigation by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division and the Texas Rangers.
Crime Stoppers is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of person(s) involved. Tipsters can call Crimestoppers at 979-836-8477 (TIPS).