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SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - An argument between three men resulted in one being shot and taken to the hospital Wednesday morning. According to a press release from the Smith County Sheriff’s Office, Rogieys Simmons, 67, of Lindale, was standing at the front door of his home in the 20900 block of County Road 4129, arguing with two other men when he was shot in the upper body. The release states the incident happened around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, after which the suspects, one white man and one black man, fled in an unknown vehicle. Simmons was taken to UT Health Tyler where he is currently in critical condition and undergoing surgery. The Smith County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information on this incident to come forward.