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Arlington teen taken into custody in fatal shooting at Fort Worth park

Jylilla Redwine of Arlington is accused of being involved in the killing of a man earlier this month at a Fort Worth park.
Jylilla Redwine of Arlington is accused of being involved in the killing of a man earlier this month at a Fort Worth park.

An Arlington teen accused of killing a man earlier this month at a park in east Fort Worth was booked into jail Tuesday, according to jail records.

Jylilla Cornelius Redwine, 17, was arrested Tuesday morning, accused of capital murder in the shooting death of Christopher Reyes, 30, of Justin on Jan. 12.

Reyes died from gunshot wounds to his head, spine and chest, according to a ruling by the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office.

Police said Wednesday that the shooting occurred during a robbery. They provided no other details.

Reyes’ body was found in a grassy area of Titus Paulsel Park, 2000 Binkley St., just after 11 a.m. on Jan. 12.

Redwine was in the Tarrant County Jail on Wednesday being held without bail.

This story was originally published January 30, 2019 at 8:16 AM with the headline "Arlington teen taken into custody in fatal shooting at Fort Worth park."

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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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