A death investigation is underway after an argument at a cafe and lounge in Garland led to a shooting that left a man dead and another behind bars on Christmas morning.
According to the Garland Police Department, 24-year-old Johnny Lewis III is charged with murder in the shooting death of 34-year-old Fuad Baranja.
The fatal shooting happened on Monday just before 8 a.m. in the 4400 block of West Walnut Street.
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Garland Police said after receiving reports of a shooting at the Z Chandelier Cafe and Lounge, officers and emergency crews responded to the scene, where they found Baranja lying in the parking lot with an apparent gunshot wound.
Baranja was rushed to a local hospital but later died on Tuesday, Dec. 26.
Authorities said witnesses told them there was an altercation that escalated to gunfire.
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Lewis was arrested and booked into the Garland Detention Center on his charge. No bond has been set.
