Police seek suspect in Beaumont homicide

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Officers with the Beaumont Police Department are investigating a homicide reported in the city’s north end.

According to a report from the police department, investigators were called to the 4400 block of Magnolia on Wednesday, June 16, at 2:46 a.m., in reference to a victim of a shooting. When officers arrived, they located the victim in the middle of the roadway suffering from gunshot wounds. Beaumont EMS arrived and pronounced the victim, identified as 53-year-old Claude McField of Beaumont, deceased.

Information obtained from a witness describes the suspect as a black male, approximately 5’10, with dreadlocks, wearing all black clothing. Anyone with information related to the victim or the crime is asked to call Beaumont police at (409) 832-1234 or Southeast Texas Crime Stoppers at (409) 833-TIPS (3477).