Man, 18, shot, killed 27-year-old man in Denton after dispute, police say
An 18-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after police say he fatally shot a 27-year-old man multiple times following an argument.
Julian Samano, the suspect, was charged with murder, police said. The department didn’t release the identity of the victim.
Denton officers were dispatched to a reported shooting in the 1500 block of Centre Place Drive around 1:15 a.m. Tuesday, police said in a news release in the morning. Multiple callers stated they heard gunshots, police said, and at least one person reported seeing a man on the ground in a parking lot.
Responding officers found the man unconscious with apparent gunshot wounds, according to the release. Medics took him to a hospital and he was later pronounced dead.
Police determined in the course of the investigation that Samano got into a verbal dispute with the victim before he shot and killed him.
Investigators obtained an arrest warrant for Samano, police said, and the Joint East Texas Fugitive Task Force of the U.S. Marshals Service arrested Samano in Fort Worth on Tuesday afternoon.
He was in the City of Denton Jail as of Tuesday afternoon, police said. Officials had yet to set a bond for him.
This story was originally published December 1, 2020 at 8:45 AM.
