Man Fatally Shot at Canyon Lake

CANYON LAKE, TEXAS -- On Thursday the 17th day of January, 2013, at approximately 4:09 a.m., the Comal County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call about a possible Burglary of a Habitation in progress in the 100 block of Chapman Parkway, Canyon Lake, Comal County, Texas.

During the initial 911 call, the caller reported that there sounded like gunshots had been fired.

The Sheriff’s Office received a subsequent 911 call from a male, who had indicated that he had just shot a person in the 100 block of Chapman Parkway, who had confronted him at his residence and the individual was armed with a baseball bat.

Deputies from the Comal County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the scene as well as Emergency Medical Personnel from Canyon Lake Fire and EMS. There they found a white male lying on the ground between two of the residences that was unresponsive. Life saving measures were attempted but were unsuccessful.

Detectives from the Comal County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene to conduct the investigation. No arrests have been made, this is an ongoing investigation.

Comal County Justice of the Peace #1, William Schroeder pronounced the person deceased and an autopsy has been ordered. The autopsy has not been performed at the time of this release.

The name of the deceased will not be released until next of kin is located and notified.