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Dallas police arrest 36-year-old on murder charges in connection to 'shootout'

The victim had been shot multiple times, according to police, and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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DALLAS — A 36-year-old man has been arrested on murder charges in connection to a "shootout" that happened on Sept. 10, Dallas police said.

Deshawn Antoine Gray faces capital murder and murder charges, and is being held in the Dallas County jail in lieu of $1.2 million bail, official documents show.

When officers responded to the shootout on Sept. 10 around 1:30 a.m. at the Bonita Gardens Apartments, they found John Lewis Carter lying on a couch. He had been shot multiple times, according to police.

First responders pronounced Carter dead at the scene.

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Mug shot of Deshawn Antoine Gray, 36

Gray had been hospitalized after the "shootout" with Carter, police said, and homicide detectives allege he was responsible for Carter's death. 

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