Montgomery County

Suspect Sought in Fatal Texas Bar Shooting

Authorities say one man is dead and a suspect is being sought in a fatal shooting at a southeastern Texas bar

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One man is dead and a suspect is being sought in an early Saturday fatal shooting at a southeastern Texas bar, authorities said.

Deputies were called to Shanahan's Bar in Montgomery about 12:05 a.m. Saturday where Roland "Cody" Hutton, 25, of La Porte was found shot in the parking lot of the bar, about 45 miles north of Houston, according to a news release from Montgomery County Deputy Steve Squier.

Hutton died after being taken to a hospital, according to the statement, and the unidentified suspect was last seen leaving the parking lot in a pickup truck.

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