A fatal shooting at a North Arlington bar led to the arrest of Daniel Munoz for murder and Karina Fuentes for interference.
ARLINGTON, Texas — A man and woman were arrested Friday in connection with a fatal shooting in North Arlington, according to police.
The Arlington Police Department (APD) said officers responded at approximately 1:50 a.m. Friday to a bar in the 1000 block of Northeast Green Oaks Boulevard for a shooting. When officers got to the scene, they found a 33-year-old man lying unresponsive on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds.
Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim was identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner as Deandre Montrell McCowan.
According to APD, witnesses told officers the shooter was in a vehicle in the parking lot. Officers located the vehicle and detained 31-year-old Daniel Munoz, APD said. A gun was recovered in the back seat of the vehicle, APD said.
Police said officers were told by multiple witnesses that Munoz and McCowan got into a verbal argument outside that escalated and ended with Munoz firing multiple shots at McCowan. Munoz told officers he acted in self defense, according to police.
Arlington police said Munoz was initially charged with Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon for bringing a firearm into a bar, but after further investigation, and in consultation with the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office, homicide detectives obtained a warrant for his arrest on one count of murder.
A woman who was the in the vehicle with Munoz, 32-year-old Karina Fuentes, was also arrested and charged with Interference with Public Duties, due to her actions while officers attempted to detain Munoz, according to APD.
Both Munoz and Fuentes were booked into the Arlington City Jail.