ANDERSON COUNTY, Texas — One person is dead and another has been arrested following a hostage situation In Anderson County.
According to Anderson County Sheriff Rudy Flores, officials responded to the area near Anderson County Road (ACR) 309 on reports of four people being held hostage. Witnesses say the incident began around 1.a.m.
When officials arrived on scene, they found a man, identified as Marco Matthew Gonzalez, 38, dead on the porch.
Around 10 a.m., the scene was cleared and Robert Mason Eckert was taken into custody without further incident or injuries.
Sheriff Flores says he believes the suspect and victim knew each other.
This is an ongoing investigation and CBS19 will update this article as more information becomes available.
Correction: an earlier version of this story misnumbered the hostages as five. There were actually four. The story has been updated with this information.