18-year-old shot 3 times after argument on Mansfield basketball court, police say
Mansfield police on Monday arrested a 17-year-old suspect accused of firing multiple times at an 18-year-old Saturday night after getting into an argument with the victim on an outdoor basketball court.
The 18-year-old was hit three times in the shooting, and he was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Mansfield police said the gunman fled after the shooting.
On Monday morning, with the help of tips from the community, detectives were able to identify the suspect, police said in a Facebook post. Officers and the Fugitive Task Force arrested Gregory Holmes III without incident.
Holmes faces a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and a confirmed warrant out of another agency on a charge of evading arrest with a vehicle, police said. He was booked into the city jail. Because he is considered an adult under Texas state law due to his age, he will be charged accordingly, police said.
The shooting occurred Saturday night in the 300 block of North Walnut Creek Drive at Katherine Rose Memorial Park in Mansfield.
Mansfield police said there was a brief argument on the basketball court when the suspect walked to his backpack, retrieved a handgun and fired multiple times.
Mansfield police asked residents if anyone has cell phone video of the shooting to contact authorities.
Anyone with information should call Mansfield police at 817-276-4739.
This story was originally published July 19, 2021 at 7:05 AM.
