{"id":101657,"date":"2025-12-26T21:20:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T21:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/101657\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T21:20:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T21:20:07","slug":"rockport-police-investigate-fatal-shooting-on-christmas-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/101657\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockport Police investigate fatal shooting on Christmas Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>11:35 AM UPDATE:<\/p>\n<p>Rockport Chief of Police Nathan Anderson provided additional details of the Christmas Day shooting on the 700 block of North Ann Street.<\/p>\n<p>According to Anderson, a 65-year-old man and his 50-year-old wife were shot.<\/p>\n<p>When police arrived at the home, they found woman dead and her husband was rushed to the hospital where he&#8217;s listed in stable condition on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have not been able to have a detailed interview with him at this time,&#8221; Anderson said.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson said they were the only occupants of the home when the shooting occurred and so far, they have no witnesses or a motive for the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday afternoon, the surviving husband notified passerby&#8217;s of the shooting from his front porch and they called police.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, police still don&#8217;t know what led to the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have called in the Texas Rangers because they have extensive resources to support scene processing,&#8221; Anderson said.<\/p>\n<p>*******<br \/>ORIGINAL: <\/p>\n<p>Rockport Police and the Texas Rangers are investigating a fatal shooting that happened on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n<p>It happened at a home around 12:45 p.m. on the 700 block of North Ann Street.<\/p>\n<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766784007_304_\" alt=\"RockportFatalShooting1.jpg\"  width=\"1280\" height=\"960\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Joe Escobedo, KRIS 6 News<\/p>\n<p>        Rockport Police said the deadly shooting happened on the 700 block of North Ann Street.<\/p>\n<p>When officers arrived, they found two people were shot. One of them was deceased. <\/p>\n<p>The second person was rushed to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>In a press release sent by the city of Rockport, the incident was isolated to that home and there is no threat to the public.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Rangers have stepped in to help with the investigation. No other details have been released.<\/p>\n<p>Police are asking anyone with information related to the incident, to reach out to the investigator at dgerloff@rockporttx.gov.<\/p>\n<p>KRIS 6 has reached out to Rockport police for additional details on Thursday&#8217;s shooting. 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