Crime

Gunman killed man in weekend shooting, left body in Mesquite apartment, police say

Mesquite police are investigating a shooting that left a 23-year-old man dead in an apartment on Saturday morning.
Mesquite police are investigating a shooting that left a 23-year-old man dead in an apartment on Saturday morning.

Mesquite police continued on Tuesday to investigate a shooting that left a man dead over the weekend.

Police identified the victim as 23-year-old Anthony Matlock, who died from a gunshot wound.

The shooting was reported just after 8 a.m. Saturday in the 4500 block of Gus Thomasson Road.

Officers responded to a report of the sounds of gunfire at an apartment complex parking garage.

Once they arrived, Mesquite police found the victim in an apartment.

He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police did not release any information on a motive for the shooting.

Anyone with information should contact the Mesquite Police Department at 972-285-6336 or Investigator A. Soto at 972-216-6704.

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Domingo Ramirez Jr. was a breaking news reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and spent more than 35 years in journalism.
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