Arlington

Man Faces Murder Charge After Gunning Down Man Outside Arlington Convenience Store

A man is in custody and facing a murder charge after a man was gunned down on an East Arlington street Wednesday night following an altercation at a convenience store, police say.

Arlington police said officers were called to a shooting at a 7-Eleven on the 2100 block of East Abram Street at about 6:30 p.m.

Officers arrived to find a man, identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office as 27-year-old Michael Alvarado, dead in the street from apparent gunshot wounds. The suspected shooter, 59-year-old Gary Lee, was detained by officers in a parking lot, police said.

Investigators said the shooting took place after the men arrived at the convenience store and got into some kind of a disagreement.

Detectives said Alvarado left the store on foot and that Lee walked to his vehicle, grabbed a gun and then shot Alvarado as he walked down Sherry Street.

The medical examiner's office said Alvarado was shot multiple times in the chest, stomach and neck.

Lee, police said, is expected to face a murder charge.

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