Suspect Arrested In Shooting Of 4-Year-Old Girl In Haltom City Following Business Dispute With Her Father
HALTOM CITY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - Within hours of the drive-by shooting of a 4-year-old girl inside a home on Wednesday, Feb. 16, officers were able to locate and arrest the suspected shooter, Haltom City Police said Friday night.
Jesus Vela-Alferez, 46, was taken into custody without incident at a home in Fort Worth.
The father of the injured child and Vela-Alferez had a pre-existing business relationship, police said.
It is believed this shooting was in response to a business dispute.
The shooting happened shortly after 3:00 p.m. Wednesday in the 3500 block of Eastridge.
Vela-Alferez has been charged with four counts of deadly conduct and one count of Injury to a child.
Both charges are third degree felonies, and each carries a potential sentence of between two and ten years in prison.
The child suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Anyone with more information on the crime can contact Haltom City Police at 817-222-7000.