Mystery in Texas Meteorologist’s Shooting Deepens
Published at | Updated at(WACO, Texas) — Police in Texas don’t have a suspect or a motive in the shooting of a TV meteorologist in the station’s parking lot on Wednesday.
The suspect fled on foot as the weatherman was able to drive a short distance in his bullet-ridden car to get help.
“We are actively looking for [the suspect],” Trooper D.L. Wilson told ABC News Thursday. “We had troopers out overnight, but we didn’t get any calls of suspicious people. We can’t rule out that he’s not in the area, but more than likely, he’s left the area.”
Because there is no specific search area, police are “kind of scaling back,” he added.
Police are interviewing the victim, KCEN-TV’s Patrick Crawford, and trying to get enough information for a forensic sketch of the suspect.
The man shot Crawford at least twice on Wednesday as he was getting into his car outside the Bruceville-Eddy, Texas, TV station, and left 11 bullet holes in his vehicle, Wilson said.
“Mr. Crawford is advising he has never seen this man before,” the trooper said.
The suspect has been described as a white male, 30 to 35 years old, with a medium build and a receding hairline.
“We’ll do our best, follow any leads, and hopefully we can track this gentleman down,” Wilson said.
Crawford’s wife Heather Brinkmann, who is also a meteorologist at the station, posted an update on her Facebook page Wednesday night to say her husband is in stable condition.
KCEN-TV reported that police were at the station Thursday, checking IDs of everyone driving in the parking lot.
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