Darren Thomas Jr., 29, of Lufkin, has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection to the shooting of 23-year-old Brandon Larue, of Lufkin.

Thomas was taken into custody shortly before noon today.

Larue, who suffered a gunshot wound to the upper chest, was released from a local hospital yesterday evening. He is expected to make a full recovery.

We are only releasing limited details currently to protect the integrity of the investigation, which is ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Department at 936-633-0356 or Crime Stoppers at 936-639-TIPS.