(Red Oak) A Red Oak man was arrested Tuesday for Involuntary Manslaughter and Burglary 1^st Degree, in connection with a reported “shots fired” incident that is alleged to have indirectly resulted in the death of a 41-year-old male. The incident took place at around 5:24-p..m.  Police Chief Justin Rhamy said Wednesday (today), 41-year-old Christopher Mickel Mattingly was arrested following an investigation. He was being held at the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center on a $25,000 cash-only bond.

Chief Rhamy said Red Oak Police were called to the 100 block of West Joy Street in Red Oak for a report of shots fired. Upon arrival of officers in the area, they were directed to a residence located at 103 E. Joy Street, where they located a man who was down in the back yard. Rescue was called to provide medical assistance. Also located in the back yard was another male that was exiting the residence. The second subject (Later identified as Mattingly) was placed into handcuffs and detained.

Officers then returned to the man laying on the ground, in order to provide any immediate medical assistance to that person. The subject on the ground complained of dizziness, but was not shot. Rescue arrived on scene and began providing medical treatment to the man on the ground. He was then transferred to an ambulance and transported to a medical facility. Unfortunately, according to police, the man entered into a cardiac arrest rhythm related to the initial incident and later succumbed to the cardiac arrest. His name was not immediately released.

Upon further investigation into the incident, it was determined Mattingly had gone to the victim’s house armed with a pellet gun, in an attempt to retrieve money that the victim allegedly owed Mattingly. Mattingly began using the pellet gun in an attempt to shoot out surveillance cameras that were on the outside of the residence. Police say once Mattingly arrived at the back door of the residence, he forced his entry by kicking in the door.

Police says it’s not clear what transpired once Mattingly entered the home, but they know that the 41-year-old male resident was able to exit the residence into the back yard where officers originally located him. Agencies assisting Red Oak Police at the scene, included the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, and Red Oak Fire Rescue.