Texas mass shooting: Suspect in custody after police say he killed 1, wounded 6 others

COLLEGE STATION, TX — A suspect is in custody after police say he shot several people in a series of incidents that began near a business near Bryan, Texas on Thursday.

Police say the suspect shot a total of seven people over the span of a few hours Thursday in eastern Texas. One person was killed, and as of Thursday evening, four people remain in critical condition and a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper is in “serious but stable” condition.

An additional person was taken to the hospital after suffering an asthma attack during the initial shooting.

The incident began at around 2:30 p.m. local time Thursday when six people were shot near Kent Moore Cabinets in Bryan, Texas. One person was found dead at the scene. Four people were transported to St. Joseph Health in Bryan in critical condition. One person was taken to St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital with minor injuries.

The suspect fled the scene before officers could arrive.

About an hour later, law enforcement confronted the suspect in Iola, Texas — located about 30 miles northeast of Bryan. The suspect shot at police, leaving one DPS Tropper injured. He was life-flighted to St. Joseph Health in Bryan and is in serious but stable condition.

The suspect was finally taken into custody at 4:20 local time in Bedias, Texas, located 10 miles east of Iola.

Police have identified the suspect as 27-year-old Larry Bollin of Grimes County, Texas. He has been charged with murder and booked into the Brazos County Sheriff’s Office and is being held on $1 million bond.

Bryan PD says Bollin is an employee of Kent Moore Cabinets, where the initial shooting took place. They have not yet confirmed a motive for the shooting.