3 dead in shooting at Arlington apartment complex, police say
ARLINGTON — Police are still searching for the person who shot and killed three people at an apartment complex in south Arlington Thursday night.
Arlington police said the shooting was reported at about 8:30 p.m. at the Chatham Green Apartments.
Two young children were also inside the home at the time but weren't injured.
"This is just an unfortunate situation," said Sgt. Courtney White with the Arlington Police Department. "It was callous and it was heinous and it was ruthless. The Arlington Police Department is determined to locate the suspect and bring justice to these families."
A witness called 911 saying he heard something. When he went to see what it was, he found a man lying unresponsive outside an apartment. The witness also said the door to the apartment was kicked in.
Officers arrived at the 3500 block of Chatham Green Lane to find the man, 29 years old, with a gunshot wound. They also found another man and a woman, both 31 years old, in the apartment with gunshot wounds.
"My little girl was like what is that noise? Two pops followed by spaced out, other pops, as my wife described it," said Loqman Mohammed, who lives next door. "It is real frightening."
Police say there were two children inside the apartment. They were not injured and have since been released to family members.
According to Mohammed, officers rushed the children away from the apartment.
"He was taking him to the cruiser," Mohammed said. "I just overheard him saying, 'Everything's going to be alright, I got you little buddy, don't worry.' Stuff like that."
Detectives have determined that the man and woman found inside the apartment were in a dating relationship and lived at the apartment with the woman's children. The man found near the doorway appears to be an acquaintance who was visiting the apartment, police say.
Detectives also believe that high-risk activity may have been involved in the shooting, but still have not named a motive.
"We believe that they may have known the assailant, so we're just trying to figure out, putting the pieces together, what led to this event," Sgt. White said.
No arrests have been made yet, police said. However, witnesses told police they saw a man running from the scene.
Police are looking for surveillance footage to help them identify the suspect.
If you have information about this case, call Detective VanTreeck at (817) 459-5691. Tipsters can remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers of Tarrant County at (817) 469-8477.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
