A man killed Sunday morning during a mass shooting in the Houston Memorial area is a graduate of Bridge City High School.
Police Monday identified 56-year-old Eugene Linscomb as one of those killed at the Memorial Auto and Tire Shop Sunday.
Linscomb’s obituary said he was a 1977 graduate of Bridge City High School and was a star on the golf team. He was born in Houston and grew up in Port Arthur before his family moved to Bridge City.
After graduating from high school, Linscomb joined the Navy. Then he went to the University of Texas and received a degree in petroleum land management. He spent years working in that profession.
He is survived by his wife and 10-year-old daughter.
Linscomb went to the auto shop and was killed by a gunman who was armed with an AR-15 and a pistol. Police report the man fired 212 shots, killing Linscomb and injuring six others.
A police SWAT member killed the shooter, who was an army veteran.
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