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WOODVILLE, Texas (KTRE) - A man who was shot in the head at a residence in Tyler County has died after being treated at a hospital in Houston. Deputies found Earnest Williams, 36, of Woodville, with a gunshot wound to the head on Thursday after receiving a report of a shooting, according to a release from the Tyler County Sheriff’s Office. Williams was taken to a hospital in Houston, but authorities said he died of his injuries on Saturday. Cody Knight, 33, of Town Bluff, was already being held in the Tyler County Jail as a suspect, and authorities said his bond has been raised to $1 million. He now faces a charge of murder. Investigators are continuing to gather evidence in this case.