Crime

Grand Prairie police arrest Allen Hale in connection to fatal shooting

By Annie Gimbel

/ CBS Texas

Your Thursday Morning Headlines, June 9th, 2022

GRAND PRAIRIE (CBSDFW.COM) - A fight turned deadly in Grand Prairie, after police say Allen Hale, 32, fatally shot Shannon McKnight, 35.

Allen Hale, 32 Grand Prairie Police Department

He was killed on June 7 shortly after 10 p.m. Police found his body in the 900 block of Sugar Mill Lane. 

Detectives said they determined Hale argued with McKnight before allegedly shooting him. 

Officers arrested Hale on a charge of murder, and he is currently being held in the Grand Prairie Detention Center with a bond set at $500,000.00

This case remains under investigation.

Annie Gimbel

Annie Gimbel is an Emmy-nominated digital journalist for CBS News Texas. She was previously a reporter for NBC 5, which launched a digital channel, both on-air and online exclusively using reports she produced, wrote, shot and edited. Her stories have been featured nationally on: CBS News, CBS Moneywatch, CNN, Drudge Report, Entertainment Tonight, ET News, and TMZ to name a few. She covers breaking news, often focusing on crime, aerospace & defense, and more.

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