Nacogdoches police investigating after man with apparent gunshot wound found dead in garage

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - After a 40-year-old man was found unresponsive on the floor of a garage in the area of Pruitt Hill Circle early Monday, the Nacogdoches Police Department is investigating the shooting incident as a homicide.

According to a press release, the shooting incident occurred at a home in the 2000 block of Pruitt Hill Circle.

At about 2:10 a.m. Monday, Nacogdoches PD officers heard gunfire from the Pruitt Hill Circle area while they were on patrol, the press release stated. The NPD officers immediately responded to the area and tried to find where the gunfire had come from.

Shortly after that, the police department got a 911 call from a person who said their adult son was lying on the floor inside the garage and not moving.

The Nacogdoches PD officers went to the scene and found a man with an apparent gunshot wound who had no pulse and was not breathing, the press release stated. EMS personnel arrived on the scene and determined that the victim was dead.

The victim has been identified as Melvin Rogers Jr., 40, of Nacogdoches.

During the investigation of the crime scene, Nacogdoches PD officers found that someone had fired multiple rounds into the home, the press release stated.

A Nacogdoches County justice of the peace ordered an autopsy.

“This is an active investigation, and as further information becomes available, it will be released,” the press release stated.

Next door neighbor, James Price, heard the gunfire but thought it was a loud television show only to discover hours later of the shooting.

“Great people. Good people. He was their son, very amiable. He stayed there day and night. He cut hair so he was just a nice guy,” Price said.

The neighbor saw police investigating gun casings found in the street. He said the son took care of his father who goes to dialysis twice a week.

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