DPS officials say Fort Hancock man shot victim in the face

HUDSPETH, Texas -- The Texas Department of Public Safety identified a man it says is connected to a shooting incident in Hudspeth County on Wednesday.

Officials say 26-year-old Erick Garibaldi, of Fort Hancock, shot one of three men found by a DPS trooper on I-10 east at mile marker 72 around 11 a.m.

The trooper says the victim was found kneeling down with a gunshot wound to the face.

Garibaldi has been taken into custody.

DPS officials say the investigation is ongoing, and no additional information is available.

The victim was taken to Del Sol Medical Center