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Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Investigates Shooting Homicide in Pinehurst

By: Specialist Lee Knudsen
| Published 07/16/2022

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PINEHURST, TX -- On Friday July 15, 2022 at about 11:45pm, Montgomery County dispatch received multiple calls in reference to a shooting at 32002 HWY249 (Mike’s County Store) in Pinehurst. Deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office arrived on scene to find a deceased white male in the parking lot. Witnesses stated a verbal altercation ensued between the victim and an unknown black male. As the altercation escalated, the black male produced a firearm and shot the victim before fleeing north along HWY249. At about 12:10am, an individual matching the description of the actor given by witnesses on scene was located a short distance away, and taken into custody.

As this investigation is still early and underway, no further details are available at this time. The identification of those involved is pending the notification of next of kin.

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