A 63-year-old Amarillo man was shot Wednesday night while hunting in Briscoe County.
Donley County Sheriff Butch Blackburn tells the Enterprise that Savas Garcia, Jr., was reportedly hunting on the Red River when he was shot in the shoulder and neck. Garcia walked for a great distance before collapsing and reportedly being found by Antonio Padilla, Jr., age 53 of Spring Lake. The two men were hunting together.
Padilla transported Garcia into Donley County where they were met by local EMS personnel about eight miles south of Clarendon. Garcia was then transported to Clarendon and airlifted to Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo where he underwent surgery. Blackburn said Garcia was in stable condition Thursday morning.
Blackburn’s office helped gather evidence in the case. The shooting was being investigated by the Briscoe County Sheriff’s Office, the Texas Rangers, and the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department.
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