Woman called police after son shot father in Cherokee County

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - One person has been transported to a Tyler after a reported shooting in Cherokee County on Tuesday.

According to the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, officer’s were dispatched to a shooting on CR 4625. Upon arrival, the suspect who has been identified as Dylan Bright, 26, of Troup, was still on the scene and was detained. The victim, who’s name has not been shared but is identified as Bright’s father, was flows to a Tyler hospital for treatment and reportedly stable at the time.

According the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Brent Dickson, Bright’s mother witnessed Bright shoot his father and contacted law enforcement.

“The mother was on scene and was able to separate the two while law enforcement were in route and began helping her husband with medical treatment as well. Once we arrived on scene us and other agencies detained the individual with no incident,” said Sheriff Dickson.

Initial investigation indicated that Bright shot the victim twice. He has since been charged with aggravated assault and is being held in the Cherokee County Jail. The cause of the incident remains unknown.