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Port Arthur Police are investigating after a retired Beaumont police officer allegedly shot and killed a retired Port Arthur firefighter. The incident occurred at about 1:3o Thursday afternoon in the 8000 block of Tom Drive, which is about a mile northeast of Central Mall. Port Arthur Police Chief Tim Duriso described the incident as "...a dispute between two people". The alleged shooter has been identified as John Ishee, who retired from the Beaumont Police Department in 2003, while the identity of the retired firefighter has not been released. Justice of the Peace Marc DeRouen says the person who was shot died at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas, and he has ordered an autopsy.