AT&T Stadium shooting suspect still in jail

The suspect in a shooting at AT&T Stadium remained in jail Tuesday as investigators continued looking into the cause of the incident Sunday night after a Dallas Cowboys game.

Arlington police have obtained two videos related to the incident, but Lt. Cristopher Cook, a police spokesman, was unable to confirm what the footage contains.

Dallas resident Marvin Rodriguez, 28, was arrested at the scene Sunday, and jail records show he remained in custody in Arlington on Tuesday. He is facing charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury, both second-degree felonies punishable by up to 20 years in prison. His bail is set at $200,000.

Rodriguez is accused of shooting a 43-year-old man in the neck during a fight in Lot 10 of stadium parking, near Collins Street and Randol Mill Road, nearly two hours after the Cowboys lost to the New England Patriots, Cook said.

Arlington officers first responded to a fight in the northwest corner of the lot around 8:20 p.m. Sunday. Police and witnesses said Rodriguez held a gun to the head of Lester Peters, a tailgater from Lufkin, during that fight.

Rodriguez let Peters go, police said, before getting involved in a second fight one minute later. When the 43-year-old victim fell to the ground during the fight, Rodriguez shot the man in the neck, police said.

An update on the victim’s condition was unavailable Tuesday. He was in serious condition Monday with life-threatening injuries, Cook said. The victim’s name has not been released.

Peters said Rodriguez brought out a “heavy pistol” during the first fight.

Weapons of any kind are prohibited in AT&T Stadium lots, but the cars near the scene of the shooting were not subject to search.

Only vehicles within 100 feet of the stadium are searched upon arrival, a standard NFL practice, Cowboys spokesman Joe Trahan said.

The rest of the stadium’s parking lots are patrolled by security units throughout the game.

The tailgating area where the shooting occurred is a first-come, first-served location that only requires the purchase of a parking pass, according to the stadium parking policy.

Cook said the shooting took place in a grassy area between the sidewalk and a retaining wall for the parking lot.

Rodriguez, who was also taken to the hospital after tripping over the wall, tried to escape in a vehicle but was arrested.

This story was originally published October 13, 2015 at 2:54 PM with the headline "AT&T Stadium shooting suspect still in jail."