On June 14, 2016, at approximately 11:00 PM, officers of the Amarillo Police Department were dispatched to the 100 block of Louisiana on multiple shots fired and one person shot. Officers arrived and found a large crowd at the park and a man dead in the roadway near the curb. It appeared the victim had a gunshot wound to the upper body. The victim was identified as Maxwell Wilson, age 19. As the investigation progressed, it was learned there was another shooting victim at a local hospital. That victim was treated for his injuries and released. An autopsy will be performed in Lubbock on the morning of the 15th.
Special Crimes continues to investigate this case and asks anyone with information about Maxwell Wilson’s death to call 378-9468.
(News release from the Amarillo Police Department)
