Suspect arrested after Copperas Cove shooting wounds man near high school
A shooting near Copperas Cove High School left Theodore Lee Snead wounded, sent a SWAT team into a nearby home and ended with Davarious Jashawn Lee under arrest.
A Copperas Cove man was wounded Wednesday morning on South 13th Street, prompting a SWAT sweep of a nearby home, a lockdown at Copperas Cove High School and the arrest of Davarious Jashawn Lee.
Copperas Cove police said officers were called about 8:09 a.m. to the 700 block of South 13th Street, near the high school, after reports of gunfire. One adult male, later identified as Theodore Lee Snead, was found with a gunshot wound and taken to Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center. His injuries were described as non-life-threatening and stable.
Investigators initially believed the suspect might still be inside a nearby residence, and the Copperas Cove Police Department SWAT team cleared the home before officers later found Lee in the area of the shooting and arrested him without further incident. Police recovered a Glock 20 handgun during the arrest.
An arrest affidavit said Lee had been living at the South 13th Street home with Snead and the victim’s father. The affidavit said the father witnessed an argument before the shooting, and told investigators Lee came outside and fired a shot as Snead walked away, striking him in the back.
The shooting rippled through the Copperas Cove Independent School District’s morning routine. Copperas Cove High School was locked down at 8:45 a.m. before moving to secure status, and three other district sites were also placed on secure status as a precaution: the District Service & Training Center, Fairview/Jewell Elementary and the CCISD Child Nutrition office complex. District officials later lifted all restrictions and canceled activities at the high school for the rest of the day.
The immediate danger stretched beyond the block where the gunfire happened. Students, staff and families at multiple campuses were pulled into emergency precautions while police worked the scene near one of the city’s most visible school zones, underscoring how quickly a neighborhood shooting can affect daily life across Copperas Cove.
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