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Maintenance worker killed at Grand Prairie apartment complex after resident believed he was ... [View all]
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/maintenance-worker-killed-grand-prairie-apartment-resident-believed-burglarized/287-1eb299c4-434f-482b-8b63-fc3302bdae0bMaintenance worker killed at Grand Prairie apartment complex after resident believed he was being burglarized, police say
Police say the victim was checking on balconies for frozen or busted waterlines after pipes had burst throughout the complex as a result of the recent freeze.
Author: Alex Cruz
Published: 4:21 PM CST December 26, 2022
Updated: 10:43 PM CST December 26, 2022
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — An investigation is underway after a maintenance worker was fatally shot while checking on waterlines at an apartment complex in Grand Prairie on Saturday evening, police said.
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According to police, a resident spotted Montelongo on his balcony, believed his apartment was being burglarized and shot Montelongo through a window.
Police said the resident stayed at the scene and cooperated with detectives. He was not arrested.
Further details are not yet being released as the investigation continues. The case will be referred to the Tarrant County grand jury for review, police said.
Police say the victim was checking on balconies for frozen or busted waterlines after pipes had burst throughout the complex as a result of the recent freeze.
Author: Alex Cruz
Published: 4:21 PM CST December 26, 2022
Updated: 10:43 PM CST December 26, 2022
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — An investigation is underway after a maintenance worker was fatally shot while checking on waterlines at an apartment complex in Grand Prairie on Saturday evening, police said.
[...]
According to police, a resident spotted Montelongo on his balcony, believed his apartment was being burglarized and shot Montelongo through a window.
Police said the resident stayed at the scene and cooperated with detectives. He was not arrested.
Further details are not yet being released as the investigation continues. The case will be referred to the Tarrant County grand jury for review, police said.
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