Man killed in shooting at Arlington apartments after fight between children, police say

A 30-year-old man was fatally shot Friday night at an Arlington apartment complex shortly after he went to speak with another person “about an altercation that occurred between their children,” police said in a news release.

Just before 6:30 p.m., the Arlington Police Department responded to the shooting at an apartment complex in the 800 block of Timberlake Circle. When officers arrived, they found a man lying in a courtyard with multiple gunshot wounds.

The man, identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office as Arlington resident Salaam Harris was transported to an area hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

As of Friday night, no arrests have been made. The homicide investigation is ongoing.

Staff writer David Silva Ramirez contributed to this report.

This story was originally published March 18, 2022 at 11:00 PM.