Tyler man charged after shot fired inside College Station nightclub

A 19-year-old from Tyler was arrested Saturday after a gun was fired inside a College Station bar. Police recovered two firearms from the suspect.

Tyler man held after gunshot inside College Station bar

A 19-year-old man from Tyler, Texas, faces multiple charges after a shot was fired inside a nightclub on College Main Street in College Station, kltv.com reports.

Officers from the College Station Police Department responded to the 100 block of College Main Street after hearing a gunshot from inside the club. They pushed through the crowds, entered the venue and detained Trey Wheeler on the spot. A firearm was retrieved from his waistband.

A follow-up investigation established that Wheeler had been carrying a second weapon inside the club, which had been misplaced before the shot was discharged. Both firearms were seized as evidence.

Wheeler has been charged with public intoxication, two counts of unlawfully carrying a weapon, two counts of unlawfully carrying a weapon in a prohibited place, deadly conduct, disorderly conduct, and failure to identify and giving false information. He was booked into the Brazos County Jail.

No injuries were reported, according to police. The investigation is ongoing, and further details are expected to be released as they become available.

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