BPD investigating reported West End shooting, search underway near canal

Beaumont police are on scene investigating a reported shooting shortly after 8 a.m. in the 100 block of Sparrow Way in the west end.

A crew saw an ambulance leaving quickly from the scene.

Officers are searching in a drainage canal, telling they’re still trying to determine the exact location of the crime scene.

A construction crew in the area told they heard 3 or 4 gunshots around 6:15 a.m. coming from the area near the canal.