WACO, TX — Thursday evening shortly before 5 PM Waco officers were dispatched to the 900 block of N 24th Street in reference to a shooting.
Once officers arrived, they located a female at the scene with a gunshot to the abdominal area. She was transported to a local hospital where she is getting medical care.
Further into the investigation, officers learned that there was a total of 3 people involved in an altercation, including the female victim. The other 2 people involved were both males.
During the investigation, detectives learned that one of the males stopped by the residence to check on a family member.
When he arrived at the residence, he found the other male involved, Mr. Jeffery Wayne Flowers, to be inside of the home. Due to a protective order, Flowers was not supposed to be there at the time.
Detectives later learned that the male family member and Flowers got into a physical altercation in the back yard of the home. It was then that Flowers retrieved a handgun and began firing it at the other male.
The other male then retrieved his own handgun and fired back. During the exchange of gunfire, the female victim was struck by at least one round.
Both males involved were located and were taken into custody last night, however, Flowers was the only one immediately charged.
Flowers was arrested and taken to the McLennan County Jail where he was charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Violation of a Protective Order and also had a parole violation.
Although an arrest was made in this case, the investigation is still ongoing.
