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1 week ago | ketk.com | Symone Sheppard |Daisy Escatel

SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KETK) — The Smith County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a suspect believed to have shot and killed a man in Flint early Saturday morning. According to the sheriff’s office, they received a 911 call around 2 a.m. after a person reported seeing a man lying on the side of the road in Flint. Further information revealed the man had been shot. When deputies arrived, the man was unresponsive. EMS transported him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

1 week ago | ketk.com | Symone Sheppard |Daisy Escatel

UPDATE: The Smith County Sheriff’s Office has identified the suspect as John Floyd McDaniel, 55. The victim has been identified as James Littlejohn, 39. The suspect was found in Shreveport, La. earlier this morning. McDaniel was found by the Shreveport Police Department at the Economy Inn on IH 20 near the Shreveport Airport alongside his 16-year-old son. McDaniel has been taken to the Caddo Parrish Jail on an unrelated warrant while his son was separated and taken to Smith County.

2 weeks ago | ketk.com | Daisy Escatel

LONGVIEW, Texas (KETK) — A driver died on Tuesday after experiencing a medical emergency that caused a multi-vehicle wreck, the Longview Police Department said. Officers responded to a crash at the intersection of Hollybrook Drive and Judson Road on Tuesday at around 12:20 p.m. During the course of the investigation, officials learned that a black vehicle was being driven by a person who was experiencing a medical emergency and was traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed to a medical center.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Daisy Escatel

AUSTIN, Texas (KETK) — Texas Rep. Cody Harris appeared before the House Public Health Committee on Monday afternoon to present HB 3717, which would help fund clinical trials for ibogaine, a psychedelic compound that could treat opioid addiction. ‘Whoa, fentanyl?’: High schoolers face opioid crisis in real time Through this bill, Harris aims to take on the addiction with a particular focus on veterans.

2 weeks ago | ketk.com | Daisy Escatel

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