One person is in custody after a man was fatally shot in a Walmart parking lot in Frisco on Wednesday night. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
One person is in custody after a man was fatally shot Wednesday night in a Walmart parking lot in Frisco.
Frisco police confirmed Thursday morning that officers were sent to the Walmart on the northeast corner of Eldorado Parkway and Farm-to-Market Road 423 at about 8:23 p.m. after receiving reports of gunfire and a possible shooting.
A police officer arrived to find a man lying in the parking lot with wounds to his chest and foot. First responders provided first aid to the man before he was taken to a hospital, where he later died. The victim was identified Thursday by police as 22-year-old Ja'Karrion Craig.
A witness told police the gunman left the area in a gray sedan. After multiple interviews and reviewing the store surveillance video, police identified 22-year-old Jerry Johnson as a suspect. Frisco police said Johnson was taken into custody at his home early Thursday morning by Frisco SWAT officers. His identity was released to the public Friday afternoon.
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Johnson is currently being held at the Denton County Jail and is expected to face a murder charge.
Frisco police did not reveal any details about how Johnson was identified or whether the he knew the victim but did say they believed the shooting was an isolated incident.
Police said the investigation is ongoing and asked anyone with information about the shooting to contact the Frisco Police Department at 972-292-6010. Tips can also be submitted anonymously by texting FRISCOPD and the tip to 847411 (tip411) or using the Frisco PD app.
