Police in Dallas, Texas, with the help of the US Marshal’s Task Force, arrested a man on two murder charges Saturday after shooting two people in a 36-hour period, according to reports.
Police said officers responded to a shooting at the Family Dollar Store on Ledbetter Drive around 5:30 p.m. on December 1, and when they arrived, they found Tenery Walker, 46, in the back of the store with a gunshot wound.
Diavian Roberts, 22, allegedly shot two people in 36 hours in the Dallas, Texas area and is now facing double murder charges.
(Dallas Police Department)
Dallas EMS crews treated Walker and transported him to an area hospital where he ultimately died of his injuries.
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A preliminary investigation determined that Walker went outside and met 22-year-old Diavian Roberts, who was previously asked to leave the store.
Roberts immediately shot Walker, police said, and ran from the scene.
Fox station KDFW in Dallas reported that, according to an arrest warrant affidavit, employees told investigators that Roberts was seen shoplifting when Walker confronted him and told him to leave.
Diavian Roberts was arrested by Dallas police on Saturday for allegedly shooting and killing two people in 36 hours.
(Dallas Police Department)
Roberts returned to the store the next day to talk to Walker about a job, the affidavit says, and as Walker approached, Roberts shot him.
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The affidavit also indicated that police received a tip from someone who recognized Roberts, saying that he used to live in a vacant apartment complex in Lancaster, a section in the southern part of Dallas, KDFW reported.
Lancaster police have told Dallas police that a fatal shooting occurred at a gas station in Lancaster on Saturday morning.
Ronnie Wilson, 46, was shot multiple times in the parking lot of the gas station after an argument, and after reviewing surveillance video of the incident, police determined the suspect was also Roberts.
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He remained on the run until members of the US Marshal’s Task Force apprehended him Saturday afternoon.
Roberts was charged with two counts of murder and bail was set at $1 million.
