Texas Courthouse Shooting
March 15, 2012 by staff · Comments Off on Texas Courthouse Shooting
Texas Courthouse Shooting, A Houston man on trial for aggravated sexual assault opened fire today in Beaumont, Texas, leaving his 20-year-old daughter in critical condition and wounding her mother, according to police.
Bartholomew Granger, 41, also shot at two bystanders, killing 79-year-old Minnie Ray Seabol and wounding the other bystander, police said.
The incident began at 11:21 a.m. when Granger began shooting from a truck in front of the Jefferson County courthouse.
His daughter, Samantha Jackson, and ex-wife were witnesses against him in his sexual assault case; Jackson had already begun her testimony in the case and was scheduled to resume at 1:00 p.m.