Denton police arrest man in connection with his roommate’s fatal shooting
Denton police arrested a man on suspicion of manslaughter in his roommate’s fatal shooting on Saturday night.
At about 10:50 p.m. Saturday, Denton police received a call of an unconscious person in the 200 block of S. Bonnie Brae St.
Officers found a man with a gunshot wound. He was taken with life-threatening injuries to a hospital, where he died.
Police arrested the man’s roommate, 20-year-old Kashanmustafa Ali, on suspicion of manslaughter Sunday, according to a Denton police press release.
The night of the man’s death, Ali was interviewed as a witness and gave police false information regarding a suspect. His account of the shooting did not match the physical evidence at the scene, police said.
The victim has not been publicly identified pending family notification.
This story was originally published May 17, 2020 at 5:14 PM.
