Memorial Fund Set Up for Shooting Victim Andy Albarran, 46, of Beaumont

A memorial fund has been established for a Beaumont man who was fatally wounded in a shooting early Saturday, a Wells Fargo banker said Monday.

The Andy Albarran Memorial Fund account is at the Wells Fargo Bank location at 499 E. 6th St., around the corner from the shootings early Saturday. The account is #2936600697, a banker said.

Albarran, 46, was shot multiple times about 1:50 a.m. outside a Beaumont nightclub in the 500 block of Beaumont Avenue, said Beaumont police spokeswoman Darci Mulvihill.

A Beaumont police officer was in the area checking reports of a fight when he observed a male suspect shooting Albarran, Mulvihill said.

The officer ordered the suspect to drop the weapon and the suspect refused, Mulvihill said. Believing the suspect was going to continue shooting, the officer shot the suspect, Mulvihill said.

Albarran and the suspect were transported to a local regional hospital, where Albarran later died, Mulvihill said.

The name of the suspect shot by Beaumont police had not been released as of Monday afternoon. Details of what preceded the shooting had also not been released.

"The circumstances regarding the incident are part of the investigation, which is ongoing, and not being released at this time," Mulvihill said at 2:30 p.m. Monday. "Suspect info will be released when he's arrested and charged. His medical condition is not available."

Anyone with further information was urged to contact Investigator Button with the Sheriff’s Department at (760) 393-3500 or the Detective Bureau of the Beaumont Police Department at (951) 769-8500.

Information can also be sent to crimetips@beaumontpd.org or reported anonymously to WeTip at 1-800-78-CRIME.