Arlington Police Investigating Overnight Homicide

At least two people are in police custody after their vehicle was seen leaving a homicide in Arlington overnight.

Arlington police were called to the 4700 block of Shadyway Drive, south of Interstate 20, near Collins Street. At the home, they found a man, dead, from an apparent gunshot wound, said Tiara Ellis, a spokesperson for the Arlington Police Department.

A vehicle that was leaving the scene was followed to I-20 and Matlock. When officers got the vehicle stopped, a man was inside with a gunshot wound, along with a woman, who had some type of has wound to her head, Ellis said. That injury was not life threatening. Both have been released from the hospital into police custody.

A female suspect was arrested inside the home, police said.

At 7 a.m., police were still waiting on a search warrant to go inside the home to look for clues.

Police are not looking for any suspects, and the public is not in danger.

A motive has not yet been established.

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