Arlington Shooting: Man arrested for 19-year-old friend’s murder

The Brief

  • Jahlen Owen, 24, is charged with capital murder for the death of 19-year-old Desmond McKay in an Arlington apartment complex parking lot earlier this month.
  • McKay’s friends told police he had gone out with Owen, who was a friend from welding school, on the night of his death.
  • Police said Owen turned himself in and confessed to the murder.

ARLINGTON, Texas Arlington police arrested the man they believe is responsible for a murder outside an apartment complex earlier this month.

Jahlen Owen allegedly shot and killed his friend, Desmond McKay, and then fled the scene in McKay’s car.

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Police said 24-year-old Jahlen Owen turned himself in on Sunday.

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