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Teenager Faces Murder Charge After 14-Year-Old Dorothy Brown Shot In Head 

ARLINGTON (CBSDFW.COM) - A 14-year-old Arlington teen is dead, and her alleged killer, 18-year-old Javien Brown is behind bars charged with murder.

The Arlington Police Department responded to a shooting call on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 1:44 a.m. in the 2500 block of Forest Point Drive at an apartment complex. When officers arrived, they found Dorothy Brown with a gunshot wound to the head.

She was flown to a local hospital for treatment but died the next day.

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Javien Brown (credit: Arlington Police Department)

Investigators obtained an arrest warrant on May 29, 2020 for Brown and took him into custody.

According to the warrant, Dorothy and Javien were in a relationship for the last six months.

They argued the night she was killed.

A witness told police that when she told Javien he "shot her," he responded by saying, "I don't care."

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