Tuesday, February 2, 2021
San Marcos police are searching for a teen suspected to be involved in a shooting that occurred Saturday night at the Whispering Oaks community.
The San Marcos Police Department has obtained a warrant for Octavius Garner, 17, who allegedly shot at two victims at Whispering Oaks formerly Siesta Mobile Home Park located at 503 Uhland Road. Garner is being charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, officials said.
SMPD was dispatched to a shooting that occurred Saturday at Whispering Oaks where officers found two gunshot victims when they arrived on scene.
Officials said police found an 18-year-old man who sustained several gunshot wounds inside a parked car in front of a trailer. SMPD said officers found another 18-year-old man further down the street with a graze wound from a gunshot. SMPD said both victims were treated at Ascension Seton Hays hospital in Kyle. Officials said both gunshot victims are expected to survive.
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Monday, December 28, 2020
A San Marcos man was arrested after he stabbed a man near a homeless camp under the State Highway 80 bridge on Christmas Eve.
The San Marcos Police Department responded to 1200 Highway 80 for a call to assist EMS at approximately 6:31 p.m. on Dec. 24. Police said officers found a 41-year-old male bleeding profusely from a chest wound upon arrival at the scene.
SMPD stated that the victim said he was stabbed by Richard Allen Davis, 51, near a homeless camp under the Highway 80 bridge. Officers found that the victim was removing trespassing signs in the homeless camp and was approached by Davis who had a fixed blade knife in hand, police said, adding that Davis stabbed the victim one time in the chest after an argument.
Monday, December 28, 2020
Editor’s note: This story is the second installment of a four-part series looking back at the year that was 2020.
In the months of April-June, San Marcos saw a tragedy with the killing of San Marcos Police Department Officer Justin Putnam. San Marcans also participated in civil-rights protests seeking justice for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. As the summer began in 2020, COVID-19 cases began to spike.
April
On April 1, the Daily Record reported that Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra announced the county would receive 2,000 COVID-19 tests through an agreement with Reliant Immune Diagnostic’s telemedicine application MDBox. The tests, however, would become a source of contention and never became available to the county. The CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System completed its acquisition of Central Texas Medical Center on April 1. The hospital was also renamed to CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos. To combat the economic hardship caused by the C
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