20-year-old man killed in overnight shooting in east Arlington, police say
Arlington police are investigating a shooting that killed a 20-year-old man early Thursday.
Officers responded to a convenience store located at the corner of Sherry Street and East Abram Street about 1:30 a.m. They found a man in the parking lot who’d been shot, according to police.
The man later died in the emergency room at Medical City Arlington hospital, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office. He’s been identified as Malachi Daron Hayes, and his official cause and manner of death are still pending the results of an autopsy.
Police said they’re investigating the circumstances of the shooting, including whether it might be connected to a “high-risk activity.” No arrests had been made as of Thursday afternoon.
This story was originally published March 26, 2026 at 9:23 AM.
