ARLINGTON, Texas — Updated at 10:08 a.m. with additional details from police.
Arlington police say a 38-year-old man got into a physical fight with another man at a gas station, followed him down the road, and fatally shot him Thursday. The investigation led to a SWAT situation overnight.
Justin Milem, 38, faces a murder charge. He remains in the Arlington jail, police said Friday morning.
Officers responded to a shooting call about 6:26 p.m. Thursday in the 1700 block of W. Sanford Street.
A man was found with an apparent gunshot wound, police said. He was taken to a hospital where he died, police said. His name has not been released, pending family notification.
Investigators determined that the victim and Milem got into a fight inside of a Chevron gas station at N. Fielder and W. Randol Mill roads prior to the shooting, police said.
According to an arrest warrant affidavit, investigators determined there was surveillance video at the convenience store that showed the two men in a fight.
Investigators believe that Milem followed the victim after leaving the store and shot the victim while he was walking on W. Sanford Street, which is about 0.6 miles from the gas station. Police say Milem left the scene in a vehicle.
A witness told police that she saw the shooting happen when she was driving down the 1700 block of W. Sanford Street. She told police that she saw the suspect in a small gray SUV. He pulled over to the side of the road and stopped next to a man who was walking on the side of the road, police said. The witness said she heard a single gunshot wound and looked back and saw the victim fall to the ground.
A witness provided a license plate of the suspect's vehicle after the shooting, police said. Officers tracked the shooting suspect to his house in the 1900 block of Nueces Trail, which is half a mile from the gas station.
Police say Milem refused to come out of the residence. Eventually, he was taken into custody at around midnight, police said.
The exact motive is unknown at this time, police said.
No other information was available.
