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UPDATE: Abilene motel shooting victim dies

The APD said its preliminary investigation shows Sedrick Braxton Jr. shot Chyanne Villarreal before turning the gun on himself.
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ABILENE, Texas — UPDATE (12:25 p.m. Feb. 28): Abilene Police say the woman shot in a local motel Sunday was taken off life support Monday morning.

The woman has been identified by the APD as Chyanne Villarreal, 24, of Lubbock. The man was identified as Sedrick Braxton Jr., 30, of Cleveland, Ohio.

The department's preliminary investigation shows Braxton shot Villarreal before turning the gun on himself. The investigation is ongoing.

ORIGINAL STORY: At approximately 6 a.m. Sunday, Abilene Police officers were dispatched to a motel located in the 3500 Block of West Lake Road in north Abilene for a call of an injured subject.

Police arrived to find a man dead in one of the motel rooms as a result of a gunshot wound. A woman who was also in the room was transported to the hospital with a gunshot wound. She is currently listed in critical condition. Major Investigations was called out to gather information.

According to an APD press release, it appears both the man and woman in this incident knew each other, but both have addresses listed outside of the Abilene area.

There is currently no perceived threat to the public and no arrests have been made.

A motive for the shooting is currently under investigation.

The identity of the victim will be released pending next of kin notification.

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