Gun Barrel City, TX – A 23-year-old Gun Barrel City man has been arrested following the fatal shooting of a woman on Sunday, according to law enforcement officials.
John David Bunch-Stiles has been charged with criminally negligent homicide in connection with the death of 22-year-old Mackenzie Wisdom, also of Gun Barrel City.
He was taken into custody and booked into the Henderson County Jail, where he remains as of the latest reports.
The Gun Barrel City Police Department responded to a shooting call at approximately 4:08 p.m. on Sunday in the 300 block of Flagship Lane.
Upon arrival, officers discovered Wisdom suffering from a gunshot wound.
She was transported to a nearby hospital, where she later succumbed to her injuries.
The Gun Barrel City Police Department, along with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, and the Henderson County District Attorney’s Office, launched an investigation, which led to Bunch-Stiles’ arrest.
Authorities believe this to be an isolated incident, though the circumstances leading up to the shooting remain under investigation.
Bunch-Stiles was officially booked into the Henderson County Jail on Monday.
No further details have been released at this time.