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CROCKETT, Texas (KTRE) - A man is in custody after allegedly admitting to shooting someone in the face on Monday. Crockett police responded to a report of a shooting in the 100 block of Sallas Street at about 9:40 a.m. When they arrived, officers found a victim with an apparent gunshot wound to the face, police said. The victim identified the alleged shooter and his last-known location. Officers made contact with the suspect James Arthur Williams, 71, of Crockett at a nearby apartment, where police say he admitted to shooting the victim at least twice. Williams was taken into custody and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The case remains under investigation.