Web-posted Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Pampa man shot in head with rifle
By Dan Packard
dan.packard@amarillo.com
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Juan Daniel Cano: Bond set at $250,000.
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SHARE THIS STORY: A man wounded in a Saturday morning shooting in Pampa remained in "life-threatening" condition at Northwest Texas Hospital on Monday, Pampa police Detective Casey Ingersoll said.
The shooting occurred at 1:16 a.m. Saturday at a mobile home in the 400 block of Perry Street, where officers found Carlos Hernandez, 19, of Pampa lying on the floor with a gunshot wound to the head, Ingersoll said.
Police arrested Juan Daniel Cano, 25, of Pampa and booked him into the Gray County Jail, where he remained Monday after being arraigned on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Cano's bond was set at $250,000.
Police recovered a .22-caliber rifle they believe to be the weapon used in the shooting, Ingersoll said.
"They got into an argument, and at some point during that argument, Juan Cano retrieved a firearm and shot him once in the head," Ingersoll said.
"As it stands right now, it's life-threatening," Ingersoll said. "That may change."
Police have not determined a motive for the altercation, but "both had been drinking," Ingersoll said.
"Juan does have a history with police here," Ingersoll said.
The shooting followed the Sept. 19 fatal stabbing of Luis G. Acosta, 48, of Pampa. Ronnie Gene Carter, 45, also of Pampa, was charged with murder and remained in the Gray County Jail on Monday on $1 million bond.
"I wouldn't call it a surge of violence, but it is a little bit odd that we ended up with two critical incidents back to back," Ingersoll said.
Carlos Hernandez, 19, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008. Cox-LaGrone Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive.
Good bye Carlos, I will always think of you. you are my friend, I grew up with you since preschool, we were childhood sweetheart and we were good friends through school years and high school. I will miss you.
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This is so very sad. Such a waste of a promising life! I always enjoyed his humor. He was a big tease and always made me smile. I am sorry you lost a good friend!
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