4 arrested after fight leads to shooting at Parks Mall in Arlington, injuring 2 people
Arlington police arrested four people Friday after a shooting at Parks Mall left two injured.
Police said two groups got into an argument Thursday night, apparently over one of them speaking to someone’s girlfriend. The fight turned physical as they were coming down the escalator near the ice rink, police said.
It isn’t clear who the girlfriend was connected to, police said.
Kaiden Jackson, 18, and Careco Harris, 17, were charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Damius Lindon, 19, and Jaccques Jacques, 19, were charged with fighting in public, according to Arlington police.
Police said they believe Harris pointed a handgun at the other group and hit someone with it. Police said they do not believe he fired any shots.
At some point, police said, the gun fell out of Harris’ hands and was picked up by Jackson, who fired at the 17-year-old, striking him in the arm. A bystander, a 38-year-old woman, was struck in the leg.
The woman and Harris were transported to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said.
The gun has not been recovered.
“Search warrants are being written for different locations so that we can locate the gun,” Sgt. Courtney White of the Arlington police department said to reporters on Friday.
White added that the groups did not know each other before the altercation.
“Unfortunately, such a serious crime occurred in the mall and mall-goers were put in a situation where they were unsafe,” White said. “Fortunately, we did not have to respond to a murder or where someone was seriously hurt or injured.”
White said there is increased security at Parks Mall today and the department is working hard to ”make sure that everyone who visits the Arlington mall feels safe.”
Interviews with witnesses and a review of the camera footage led officers to Lindon and Jacques, police said.
Harris was placed under arrest at the hospital, police said. The other three were booked into the Arlington City Jail. Harris was released from the hospital on Friday afternoon and taken to the Tarrant County Jail.
This story was originally published December 29, 2023 at 1:53 PM.
