The Brief
- A Dallas man has been arrested and charged with murder after confessing to intentionally hitting and killing a man with his car.
- The suspect, Marko Chavez, 22, initially lied to police about how his car was damaged but later admitted he became angry and drove his car into the victim.
- Chavez has been booked into the Dallas County Jail, and his bail has not yet been set.
DALLAS – Dallas police arrested Marko Chavez, 22, on a murder warrant after he confessed to intentionally hitting a man with his car on Sept. 20.
Fatal hit-and-run
Timeline:
Chavez’s arrest follows an investigation into the death of 26-year-old Calan Gilbert, who was found dead on Donald Street in Dallas. The arrest affidavit stated that at approximately 6 a.m., Gilbert, who was walking in the street, was hit by an orange 2014 Nissan 370 with a Texas license plate. The driver left the scene.
A witness discovered Gilbert’s body at 9:13 a.m., and he was pronounced dead shortly after by Dallas Fire Rescue. The police found an orange car bumper near the scene. FLOCK camera data showed an orange Nissan 370 in the area around the time of the incident.…