COPPERAS COVE, Texas — A suspect has been identified and arrested in connection to a Monday night shooting that left one person dead and another injured.
Anthony Ramos, a 22-year-old Killeen resident, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The investigation by the Copperas Cove Police Department with the help of District Attorney Dusty Boyd found that Ramos shot Eric Wayne Rodgers during an argument on North 7th Street in Copperas Cove.
Detectives found Ramos in Killeen and arrested him June 16 with the help of Killeen police and the US Marshals. Ramos was arraigned June 17 and received a $150,000 surety bond for aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury and a $100,000 surety bond for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
The Copperas Cove Police Department responded to a shooting in the 400 block of North 7th St. on Monday at about 7:06 p.m.
When officers arrived, they found two victims. The first, Eric Rodgers, 35, suffered two gunshot wounds. He was taken to Advent Hospital in Killeen by Copperas Cove EMS where he was pronounced dead.
A second victim, Darien Selby, 34, was also shot in the abdomen by a bullet that passed through the front of his home. Selby was taken to Baylor Scott and White Hospital in Temple by Copperas Cove EMS where he was treated and released.
The Copperas Cove PD is still investigating this shooting. Any tips and information can be made anonymously through the Copperas Cove Crime Stoppers tip number (254)547-1111 or the Copperas Cove Police Department (254) 547-8222.
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