PLANO – A suspect is in police custody and has been charged with murder after a man was found dead Tuesday in Plano.
Plano police and fire responded to the call at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday about a person who was dead, in the 4600 block of Bending Oak Trail in Plano.
The man, 69-year-old Patrick King, was in the backyard of the home to which police were called, said Jennifer Chapman with the Plano Police Department.
The suspect, 39-year-old Andrew James Swetland, was arrested at 5:30 a.m. at DFW International Airport and has been charged with murder.
Swetland’s sister is King’s daughter-in-law, according to police. Plano PD said the shooting was an isolated incident and there is no threat to the community.