3 dead, 3 injured in Texarkana shooting; both suspects arrested
TEXARKANA, Texas (KSLA) — Both alleged suspects in the shooting have been arrested and bonds have been set.
Signs of a night of violence remained inside a Texarkana, Texas business where an apparently friendly gathering turned deadly.
“Anytime something happens like this, it’s tragic,” Texarkana, Texas police spokesman Shawn Vaughn said.
Three people are dead and another three are injured as a result of a shooting in Texarkana, Texas on Saturday, Oct. 28.
All six victims range in age from 19 to 31 years old, police say. They were shot at a party being held in the back room of a business in the 700 block of North Stateline Avenue just after 9 p.m. Saturday.
Police say Deandre Fezell, 26, died on the scene, while 22-year-old Jayla Hampton and 30-year-old Alqadis Williams died overnight at the hospital.
The three other victims, two men and a woman, sustained non-life-threatening injuries. They are recovering at the hospital, officials say. Their names have not been released.
Breoskii Warren, 20, has been identified as a suspect. There is a warrant out for his arrest on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
“As the investigation continues, those charges may be upgraded from there,” Vaughn said.
It all started with a fistfight between two men at the party, police say. At some point during the fight, at least two men pulled out rifles and started shooting.
“Apparently, they were having some type of party in a back room in the building in the 700 block North Stateline,” Vaughn said. “And at some point, two men got into a fight or physical altercation there at the party that ultimately resulted in at least two people pulling out rifles and shooting at each other or at least shooting.”
Police said they don’t know how many people were inside the building when the shooting began and dozens of shots were fired. “There may be additional people charged as a result of this,” Vaughn said. “We are just looking to try and determine what happened.”
Many people have taken to social media to express their condolences for the six victims.
On Nov. 1, Breoskii Warren, 20, turned himself in during the afternoon. Texarkana Texas Police Department says he has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of murder and Devon Hayden, 26, was charged with one count of murder. Hayden was arrested after being released from the hospital on Nov. 1.
Both men have been booked into the Bi-State Jail. Warren’s bond has been set at $6.25 million and Hayden’s at $3 million.
Anyone with information about what happened, call police at 903-798-3116 or Texarkana Area Crime Stoppers at 903-793-7867.
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