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Former employee shoots, kills current employee at Texas airport

According to Cleveland police, a 20-year-old man pulled a shotgun and killed a 29-year-old man at the Cleveland Municipal Airport on Thursday morning.

CLEVELAND, Texas — A man was shot and killed Thursday at a municipal airport in Southeast Texas.

It happened just before 9 a.m. at Cleveland Municipal Airport.

According to investigators, a 29-year-old man, later identified as Jesse Ray Rogers, who was a current employee for a company that works at the airport, was found face down. He had been shot and killed, authorities said.

Police said they talked to witnesses and found out that Rogers was killed by a former employee, identified as 20-year-old Marco Jacquez, who ran after the shooting.

Authorities said Jacquez showed up with a shotgun and told the victim to get into his car. When the victim refused, Jacquez shot him, officials said.

Just after noon, Jacquez was arrested in Colorado County. He was taken back to Cleveland and charged with capital murder.

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