Local man survives multiple gunshots

A shooting in Walker County on Friday night has left a local man in ICU with critical injuries. Kevin Kelly, who lives near Centerville and works as a day shift truck driver for R Construc- tion, was shot three times in the left abdomen and chest at about 10:07 the evening of August 7, during an apparent argument at a private residence in Trinity, Texas. Kelly was taken by private vehicle to the small hospital in Trinity, where the Sheriff’s Department was notified of a victim with apparent gunshot wounds. Kelly was then transported to a Tyler hospital where he was treated in ICU, and the Sheriff’s Office personnel went to the scene to investigate.

The shooting occurred at a residence on Plantation in the Deep River Subdivision in Trinity. Law enforcement officers arrested William Joseph Comley (26) of Walker County, charging him with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. The incident occurred at Comley’s home.

Walker County Sheriff’s Office personnel reported Kelly’s condition, as of Saturday morning, to be critical but stabilized. A co-worker who visited him on Sunday confirmed that Kevin was conversant and promised to be back at work, “...but not Monday”.