San Angelo Police Investigate Shooting Incident from Monday Morning

At 2:58 a.m. this morning, San Angelo police responded to a shots fired call on Velma and North Pope Streets. At this time, it is unclear how many people were injured and who the shooting suspect is; however, one person was transported to the hospital with undisclosed injuries. 

Police currently have Velma Street blocked off between North Emerson and Pope as well as North Pope and 17th Street. Crime scene investigators are on the scene taking pictures, and police are still investigating. No official statement has been released as of yet. 

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Update: 5 p.m.

Officials from the San Angelo Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division are investigating a shooting that took place early Monday morning in northeast San Angelo, said Officer Tracy Gonzalez, public information & social media officer for SAPD.

Gonzalez stated that just before 3 a.m. this morning, police were dispatched to the 700 block of Velma Street for a report of shots fired. When police arrived at the scene, they were directed to a residence in the 1700 block of Pope Street where they located a 37-year-old man lying on the ground. He suffered from apparent gunshot wounds to the chest and arm. Immediately, officers began first aid treatment on the victim, whose name is not being released, until San Angelo Fire Department medics arrived and transported him to Shannon Medical Center where he underwent emergency surgery.

“His condition is unknown at this time,” stated Gonzalez.

Through a combined effort of the CID, Special Operations Section, Narcotics, Patrol, Crime Scene Investigations, and the Department’s Crime Analysis Unit, officials identified the shooting suspect as Otis Layne Babb, 32, of Eldorado, Texas, and obtained a warrant for his arrest. Babb was located late this afternoon at an undisclosed location and taken into custody without incident. The firearm used in the assault has also been recovered, Gonzalez confirmed.

Babb was charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, and officials transported him to Tom Green County Jail. Babb has an arrest history. Past crimes include theft, possession of marijuana and controlled substance, as well as writing bad checks.

Currently, the relationship between the victim and Babb and the circumstances leading up to the shooting are still under investigation. Gonzalez added that there is no further information at this time.