Three Shot In Apartment Building

"SHERMAN, TX — Three men were shot and killed Monday at the Eastside Garden Apartment Complex. The first 911 call came in at 1:11 p.m. When Sherman police arrived, they found three men had been shot inside one of the apartments.

"Sherman police Sgt. Bruce Dawsey said that they found two of the men inside the apartment dead and a third man still alive. A family member said the third man died at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. He was flown to Parkland Hospital on Monday.

"The case is tentatively being called and investigated as a murder/suicide, Dawsey said. He added that the suspected perpetrator was one of the two who was pronounced dead at the scene.

"Several neighbors said only that they heard shots fired and that when they soon looked outside, they saw police surrounding the area, one officer on his knees on the south side of the complex and others scattered about.

"Police have not released the names of the three men or any other information about them, nor was Dawsey able to say anything about the wounds or the weapon used in the crime. The two deceased men's bodies will be taken to a medical examiner's office for autopsy, Dawsey said.

"Crime scene tape went up around the entire parking lot and included the apartment door. Other residents sat or stood outside their apartments, behind the yellow crime scene tapes, and watched for hours as Sherman Police Department's full criminal investigation force and several patrol officers worked the scene. Around the corner, facing Odneal Street, residents gathered on the outside stoops. Across the street, children watched and played, as they had the day off from classes.

"The apartment complex is in the 1000 block of Odneal, between Willow and Hazelwood streets."

Source: Herald Democrat...