An arrest has been made in the murder of a man fatally shot during a fight Friday night in Arlington.
The department said officers were called to a shooting just before midnight Saturday along the 1800 block of E. Mitchell Street. The officers reported arriving to find 24-year-old Benjamin Jose Mancera Juarez on the ground with multiple apparent gunshot wounds. Juarez was taken to a nearby hospital where he died sometime Saturday.
Police said investigators believe Juarez got into a physical fight with a group of people and during that fight, someone pulled out a gun and shot him multiple times.
Arlington Police said Thursday that homicide detectives identified 18-year-old Oscar Gavia as a suspect in the murder and obtained a warrant for his arrest. Gavia was located in Arlington on Tuesday by members of the US Marshals North Texas Fugitive Task Force and arrested without incident.
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Gavia was booked into the Arlington City Jail and was charged with murder. He's since been transferred to the Tarrant County Jail and is being held on a bond of $100,000. It's not clear if Gavia has obtained an attorney to speak on his behalf.
Arlington Police did not say what led them to identify Gavia as a suspect nor did they disclose a motive or any other new information in the case.
Police said detectives are continuing their investigation into other individuals who were present at the time of Juarez's murder.
