Suspect in custody today from fatally shooting of a man outside pool hall on April 29. Tips, witnesses led to arrest.
Update ARREST information:
A Fort Worth man turned himself into police Monday evening as a suspect in the recent fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man outside a pool hall. Brian Allen Coleman, 23, is suspected of shooting Zadric Marquese Walker on Sunday, April 29, outside of a pool hall in the 2700 block of Majesty Drive. Homicide detectives were led to Coleman by witness accounts, tips from the public and evidence collected during the police investigation.
Original Message sent Sunday, April 29:
The Arlington Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early this morning outside a pool hall. Multiple people called 911 to report a shooting in the 2700 block of Majesty Drive at about 2 a.m. Sunday, April 29, 2012. Based on witness accounts and details gathered early in this homicide investigation, it is believed that an altercation began inside the business and moved outside to the parking lot. At one point, witnesses described seeing a black man reach out the passenger window of a red pickup truck and shoot at another man several times. That shooting victim was driven by ambulance to Dallas Methodist Hospital, where he later died. He has been identified as Zadric Walker, age 22.
There were two additional shooting victims with non-life threatening injuries. One man arrived at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth in a private vehicle. The other was driven by ambulance to Arlington Memorial Hospital.
Investigators continue to talk to witnesses and gather details about the altercation inside the business and the shooting that followed in the parking lot. Anyone with information about the red truck or the passenger who is suspected of shooting the victim is encouraged to call Arlington Police Detective Byron Stewart at 817 459-5691, or call Crime Stoppers at (817) 469-TIPS (8477) to submit an anonymous tip.
This is the 6th homicide in Arlington this year.
Instructions:
Anyone with information about the red truck or the passenger who is suspected of shooting the victim is encouraged to call Arlington Police Detective Byron Stewart at 817 459-5691, or call Crime Stoppers at (817) 469-TIPS (8477) to submit an anonymous tip.
Address/Location
Arlington Police Department (Texas)
620 West Division Street
Arlington, TX 76011
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 817-459-5624
2700 Majesty Dr
Arlington, TX 76011
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Past - Responsive action is no longer required
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Law enforcement, military, homeland and local/private security
- Event:
- Ongoing Investigation