
LA MARQUE — A man has been arrested in connection with an October shooting investigation in La Marque, according to the La Marque Police Department.
Officers responded Oct. 11, 2026, to the 2300 block of Scott Street for a reported weapons offense. Officers conducted an initial investigation and collected evidence related to a shooting.
The case was later transferred to the department’s Criminal Investigations Division. Investigators conducted interviews with witnesses and the victim and identified a suspect, police said.
On Oct. 27, investigators with the La Marque Police Department, working with the Gulf Coast Violent Offenders & Fugitive Task Force – Galveston, arrested Tyrell Lee.
Lee faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony with a $100,000 bond, and aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony with a $150,000 bond, according to police.
Police said Lee attempted to flee while handcuffed following his arrest. Officers apprehended him, and he was additionally charged with escape, a third-degree felony with a $100,000 bond.
The department did not provide further details about the shooting in its announcement.






