Dallas police have arrested a couple accused in the fatal shooting of a 19 year old man named Drekeiston last week. A Facebook Live video is reported to have played a role in the investigation.
According to police, the shooting happened around 2:40 p.m. in a parking lot in the 4800 block of Sunnyvale Street, near East Ledbetter Drive. Police say an argument broke out, and as the victim tried to walk away, he was shot. He was taken to Baylor Hospital, where he died.
Police name a 27 year old woman, Ashley, and her 17 year old boyfriend as the suspects. Investigators say the teen is accused of firing the gun, and that Ashley is accused of driving the getaway vehicle, a red Chrysler PT Cruiser.
According to the police affidavit, a Facebook Live video showed the two talking about shooting someone and handling a firearm and ammunition. Police also say they were wearing the same clothes as the suspects in surveillance footage of the shooting.
Officers found the PT Cruiser on Friday at an address given by a witness who identified the car. When police arrived, vehicles at the home drove away. Police stopped the driver of a moving truck, who told them he had been paid to help the pair move. Ashley was taken into custody after police staked out the home.
In Facebook posts on Friday, both suspects denied being involved in the shooting.
Ashley is being held at the Dallas County Jail on $500,000 bail and also faces warrants from other jurisdictions. Bail for the teen is set at $200,000. Neither has entered a plea, and both are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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