CASS COUNTY, Texas — One man is dead and two people were injured after a shooting inside a truck in Cass County Friday night.
Christopher Escobar, of Elsa, was one of three people sitting in the backseat of a white Ford pickup truck traveling southbound on US Highway 59, south of Linden. Around 9 p.m., the Cass County Sheriff's Office received a report of a shooting inside the vehicle.
According to the sheriff's office, one of the four people inside the truck pulled out a gun, resulting in a fight over the weapon and then several shots fired. The three people in the backseat were all injured.
Escobar was pronounced dead at the scene. One passenger was treated and released, while the other person is in stable condition. The driver did not have any injuries. The CCSO said no arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.