College baseball player wounded by stray bullet during game: 'Incredibly bad luck, bad place'

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A college baseball player was shot and wounded on Saturday during a game between Texas A&M University-Texarkana and Houston-Victoria.

The 18-year-old player, who was not immediately identified, was struck by a stray bullet around 5:30 p.m. local time when he was standing in the bullpen area at George Dobson Field in Texarkana near the Texas-Arkansas border, Texarkana police said in a statement.

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A detailed view of Rawlings baseballs prior to the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium on April 28, 2023 in Los Angeles. (Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)

"It appears that he struck by a stray bullet from some type of altercation in a nearby neighborhood to the west of the park. He was taken to St. Michael Hospital, where he is headed into surgery now," police said.

"The baseball game was called, and BSA officials made the decision to end the Scout-O-Rama that was happening in another area of the park early as a precaution."

The school said the player was in stable condition and that counseling services were available to players and other students.

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Kamauri Butler, left, remains on the run Monday while Demarco Banks, right, turned himself in early this morning following the weekend shooting, police say. (Texarkana Texas Police Department)

The Texarkana Texas Police Department says the victim was hit while he "was standing in the bullpen area" during a game Saturday afternoon.  (Texarkana Texas Police Department)

It was the Senior Day game for Texas A&M-Texarkana. The