Cops issue arrest warrant for 19-year-old suspect who killed a child and ... trends now
Officers from the Pearland Police Department in Texas have issued a warrant for a 19-year-old suspect who killed a child and injured four others in a mass shooting on Sunday afternoon.
David Negrete, 19, is wanted on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and has been considered armed and dangerous according to police.
He was identified through surveillance footage and interviews from witnesses and victims.
Three of the five victims have been described as innocent bystanders while two of them aged 16 and 18 are still being interviewed to determine their involvement in the shooting.
A 14-year-old girl, 37-year-old man and ten-year-old child were injured from the gun fire and taken to local hospitals, but the child did not survive.
The Pearland Police Department has issued an arrest warrant for 19-year-old David Negrete (pictured) for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon connected to the mass shooting at Cole's Flea Market in Texas on Sunday
Police were dispatched to the flea market on Sunday evening where five people were injured from the gun fire. A ten-year-old boy died from his injuries at the hospital
After the police released the suspect's name, Greg Abbott, the Governor of Texas announced that Texas Crimestoppers have offered a $15,000 reward for any information leading to Negrete's arrest.
The 19-year-old has also been added to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list.
On Sunday around 5.34pm the police department was dispatched to Cole's Flea Market for a report of shots fired.
The five victims injured in the mass attack were then located and taken to local area hospitals where the ten-year-old boy was pronounced dead.
'Preliminary investigations have revealed two Hispanic male subjects were involved in the altercation,' the Pearland Police Department's news release