Fugitive task force arrests suspect, 18, on murder suspicion in Grand Prairie killing
A suspect who police said shot to death a man last week in Grand Prairie was booked on Monday into a jail, police said.
The U.S. Marshals Service’s North Texas Fugitive Task Force arrested Cornelius Jackson, 18, in Grand Prairie on suspicion of murder.
Jackson shot Walter Umukoro, 22, in the 200 block of West Westchester Parkway about 1:30 a.m. on July 12, Grand Prairie police said.
The men were engaged in a disturbance in a parking lot at businesses when Jackson shot Umukoro, police said. Police did not describe the nature of the disturbance.
Jackson was being held on Monday afternoon at the Grand Prairie Detention Center with a bond set at $500,000.
This story was originally published July 18, 2022 at 6:25 PM.
Emerson Clarridge
Fort Worth Star-Telegram