Police arrest son accused of killing his father in Hurst

Police have arrested a teen in connection with the deadly shooting of his father on Wednesday.

Lonnie Benjamin Moore Jr., 18, was apprehended about 7:30 p.m. Thursday by Hurst detectives without incident. Authorities had earlier on Thursday issued a murder arrest warrant for the son of Lonnie Benjamin Moore Sr., 41.

The warrant recommends that bond be set at $25,000, according to a news release from Hurst police.

Police had been searching for Moore in the Wednesday night shooting death of his father, who was found by Hurst residents in their driveway, according to police.

Hurst officers first responded to a report of gunfire shortly before 9 p.m. in the 400 block of Michael Boulevard, roughly a mile northwest of Bell headquarters.

Witnesses told police that the people involved in the shooting had left on foot heading north. A parked vehicle believed to be connected to the shooting was impounded for processing.

At about midnight, police say, residents returned home to find a dead man in their driveway. Officers returned to secure the area, and it was processed for evidence, police say.

On Thursday afternoon, the Tarrant County medical examiner's office identified the victim as Lonnie Moore Sr. His residence was not included in the report.

Anyone with information about this slaying is asked to call the Hurst Police Department at 817-788-7180.

This story was originally published April 12, 2018 at 7:42 AM with the headline "Police arrest son accused of killing his father in Hurst."