Suspect held on felony charges

HOME DEPOT SHOOTING

BASTROP — A Bastrop man faces multiple felony charges after allegedly firing a rifle in a Home Depot parking lot last week, prompting reports of an active shooter.

Bastrop Police Department officers responded about 3:49 p.m. March 25 to the 100 block of Hunters Crossing Boulevard after receiving reports of an active shooter. Police said the suspect, Kobe Lee Mosser, 25, drove into the Home Depot parking lot and indiscriminately fired multiple rounds from an AR-15-style rifle.

Bastrop police, along with deputies from the Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office, detained Mosser without incident, according to officials. Authorities reported no injuries, though property damage was confirmed.

Officials said there are no additional suspects and no ongoing threat to the public.

Mosser was taken into custody and booked into the Bastrop County Jail. He faces seven counts of aggravated assault and one count of child endangerment.

Bond information was not available as of press time.

Records show Mosser has prior misdemeanor charges, including driving while intoxicated in Montgomery County in 2020, as well as 2022 DWI and 2023 assault charges out of Bastrop County.

The incident remains under investigation.