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Man found shot at San Luis Pass Bridge

By T.J. Aulds
The Daily News
Published May 12, 2010

GALVESTON — Police are investigating a shooting at the San Luis Pass that left one man in critical condition.

Police are unable to identify the man and had not been able to pinpoint how or why the man was shot, Capt. Jeff Heyse said.

Police were called to the San Luis Pass Bridge at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday after someone called 911 to report a shooting. The found a man by himself in a truck who appeared to have been shot once, Heyse said.

Heyse did not say if police found a weapon in or near the man's truck.

Police did not find any identification on the man who was not responsive when officers arrived. He was taken to John Sealy Hospital at the University of Texas Medical Branch where he was listed in critical condition, police said.

Anyone with information should call police at 409-765-3770.

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Updated
Man found shot at San Luis Pass Bridge named

By T.J. Aulds
The Daily News
Published May 12, 2010

GALVESTON — Police detectives say they have identified the man who turned up shot at the San Luis Pass bridge Tuesday night as James Edward Baker, 56, of Cypress.

Baker, who had been shot elsewhere, drove to the bridge about 8:30 p.m. and told toll-booth workers he was wounded, police said. The workers called 911, police said.

Baker was in stable condition Wednesday afternoon at a University of Texas Medical Branch hospital, but had not been questioned about the shooting, police said.

Detectives were seeking a warrant to search the blue 2003 Toyota Tundra Baker was driving, police said.

Anyone with information should call police at 409-765-3770.

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San Luis Pass is where that guy had to kill those feral hogs/wild boars that were biting him while fishing not long ago too

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I still need to buy a speargun commonly used for fishing, for use at US Army Corps of Engineers lakes and parks though, since I'd have to leave my gun (or car) outside their gates somewhere or not park in the USACE parking lot.

So I go to a County park with a boat ramp where I can carry while fishing, and I do because Alan Wayne Huggins was found murdered at a nearby county park with a boat ramp ... while on a fishing trip.
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The police haven't figured out much about this incident.

The story is that the shooting victim stopped to help an apparently stranded motorist, and the motorist shot him without provocation.

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- Jim

Sounds quite fishy to me. /drumroll

Something about this whole scenario bothers me and I wonder if the wounded guy was actually a perp that got shot by his victim somewhere. Seems like the LEO's might be looking into that also.

Hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities are a ripe opportunity for people with bad intent to take advantage of unarmed or armed and unsuspecting/unaware folks.

I won't speculate about this particular case; but in general, when someone is shot and can't recall the details, it often turns out that the person was involved in something shady.

OTOH, I have seen many incidents where someone stops to help a stranger and is assaulted by the person who is intoxicated or deranged.

- Jim

Might want to rethink the speargun idea. Spearguns are designed to be loaded underwater, and can cause more damage to the user if employed above water. I've snapped a band or two underwater, and is still hurt underwater. Now take away the dampening factor of water, the drying of the bands, and you're looking at some very dangerous combinations.