Malik Miner, 29, from Arlington, Texas, faces first-degree murder, deadly conduct, and three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after a “targeted” Interstate 20 shooting in early November. He allegedly killed pregnant 29-year-old Bre’Asia Johnson and her unborn child, wounding her boyfriend (the driver), while two children in the car escaped serious injury.
Incident Breakdown
- Shooting: Westbound near Bowman Springs Road, gunfire struck Johnson’s boyfriend’s car; she died in the front passenger seat by 8 p.m. at a QuikTrip on Little Road. Boyfriend hospitalized; one child hit by glass.
- Additional Damage: A second unrelated vehicle was struck; occupants unharmed. Highway yielded two-caliber shell casings.
- Motive: Not road rage—Miner, Johnson’s ex, feuded with her current boyfriend (28). Surveillance, witnesses, phone data showed Miner followed her car that night.
Investigation and Arrest
Detectives seized Miner’s cellphone during a home search, revealing prior messages with the boyfriend. Location records matched his path to Johnson’s pre-shooting. Miner invoked silence post-arrest Thursday.
This targeted ex-partner attack on a busy highway underscores domestic feuds spilling into public violence, especially tragic with the unborn child lost…