Arlington 18-year-old victim identified, suspect arrested after Saturday homicide

The Brief

  • An 18-year-old man was arrested and charged with murder after a fatal shooting in Arlington on Saturday morning.
  • Police say the suspect pistol-whipped a woman and fired a shot into an apartment.
  • Power Allen, 18, was shot. He was taken to the hospital where he later died.

ARLINGTON, Texas The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the victim killed in a Saturday morning shooting.

Victim Identified

According to the medical examiner, the victim is 18-year-old Power Allen, of Arlington. The suspect, another 18-year-old, was arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault after he allegedly pistol-whipped a woman and shot and killed Allen.

The Investigation

What we know:

Police officers were called to an apartment complex just before 7 a.m. in the 800 block of W. Mitchell Street to investigate a shooting.

When they arrived, they found Power Allen with a gunshot wound and was unresponsive. He died at the hospital just before 8 a.m. on Saturday.

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