LPD identifies victims in early morning Central Lubbock shooting

Lubbock Police Department identified the victims following the incident, which unfolded at a Central Lubbock apartment complex. The sequence of events began when the suspect fired through a floor, a detail that suggests the shooter and at least one victim were on different levels of the same building.

Three people were struck in total. One man died from his injuries. A second man was left seriously injured, and the suspect also suffered a gunshot wound, though the source does not specify the severity of his condition or whether he remained at the scene.

For people living in apartment complexes across Central Lubbock, this is the kind of story that lands differently than a street shooting. Shared walls, shared ceilings, shared floors, the structure of apartment living puts neighbors in unusual proximity to each other's worst moments, and in this case, that proximity proved fatal for one man.

LPD has not released further information about charges or the suspect's status as of the time of reporting.