MABANK–Mabank Police Officers responded to a reported shooting July 13 in the 1400 block of Pharm Hills Road in the city. When officers arrived, they found a adult male with an apparent gunshot wound to the head inside the residence according to a release from Mabank Police Department posted on social media.
Officers immediately attempted life saving measures according to the report. The victim was transported to UT Health in Gun Barrel City where he was pronounced deceased a short time later. He was identified as Peter Parker, 24, from Canton.
Investigators interviewed three other males present at the time of the shooting. Officers took one juvenile male into custody and transported him to a juvenile facility, later releasing him to Van Zandt County Juvenile Detention Center. He was charged with manslaughter, a second degree felony.