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Woman Fatally Shot by Grandson

1800 Block of Carriage House Cir

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Summary

  • A 68-year-old woman was found shot to death on her apartment patio in Arlington, Texas. Her grandson, 21-year-old Rontrell Jackson, admitted to the shooting following an argument over allowance money. Jackson has been arrested and charged with murder, and a firearm believed to be the murder weapon was recovered.

Timeline

Detectives obtained a murder warrant for Jackson, who was taken into custody and booked into the Arlington City Jail. A firearm believed to be the murder weapon was recovered inside the apartment.

Detectives learned the woman and her grandson, 21-year-old Rontrell Jackson, had recently argued over his allowance money. Jackson admitted to shooting the victim early that morning inside the apartment and dragging her body to the patio.

According to a press release from the Arlington Police Department, officers responded to an apartment complex yesterday afternoon around 4:40 p.m. after a family member found a 68-year-old woman lying unresponsive on her apartment patio, covered by a blanket. Paramedics determined she had been shot and pronounced her deceased at the scene.

Incident reported at 1800 Block of Carriage House Cir.

Detectives obtained a murder warrant for Jackson, who was taken into custody and booked into the Arlington City Jail. A firearm believed to be the murder weapon was recovered inside the apartment.

Detectives learned the woman and her grandson, 21-year-old Rontrell Jackson, had recently argued over his allowance money. Jackson admitted to shooting the victim early that morning inside the apartment and dragging her body to the patio.

According to a press release from the Arlington Police Department, officers responded to an apartment complex yesterday afternoon around 4:40 p.m. after a family member found a 68-year-old woman lying unresponsive on her apartment patio, covered by a blanket. Paramedics determined she had been shot and pronounced her deceased at the scene.

Incident reported at 1800 Block of Carriage House Cir.

Detectives obtained a murder warrant for Jackson, who was taken into custody and booked into the Arlington City Jail. A firearm believed to be the murder weapon was recovered inside the apartment.

Detectives learned the woman and her grandson, 21-year-old Rontrell Jackson, had recently argued over his allowance money. Jackson admitted to shooting the victim early that morning inside the apartment and dragging her body to the patio.

According to a press release from the Arlington Police Department, officers responded to an apartment complex yesterday afternoon around 4:40 p.m. after a family member found a 68-year-old woman lying unresponsive on her apartment patio, covered by a blanket. Paramedics determined she had been shot and pronounced her deceased at the scene.

Incident reported at 1800 Block of Carriage House Cir.

Detectives obtained a murder warrant for Jackson, who was taken into custody and booked into the Arlington City Jail. A firearm believed to be the murder weapon was recovered inside the apartment.

Detectives learned the woman and her grandson, 21-year-old Rontrell Jackson, had recently argued over his allowance money. Jackson admitted to shooting the victim early that morning inside the apartment and dragging her body to the patio.

According to a press release from the Arlington Police Department, officers responded to an apartment complex yesterday afternoon around 4:40 p.m. after a family member found a 68-year-old woman lying unresponsive on her apartment patio, covered by a blanket. Paramedics determined she had been shot and pronounced her deceased at the scene.

Incident reported at 1800 Block of Carriage House Cir.

Detectives obtained a murder warrant for Jackson, who was taken into custody and booked into the Arlington City Jail. A firearm believed to be the murder weapon was recovered inside the apartment.

Detectives learned the woman and her grandson, 21-year-old Rontrell Jackson, had recently argued over his allowance money. Jackson admitted to shooting the victim early that morning inside the apartment and dragging her body to the patio.

According to a press release from the Arlington Police Department, officers responded to an apartment complex yesterday afternoon around 4:40 p.m. after a family member found a 68-year-old woman lying unresponsive on her apartment patio, covered by a blanket. Paramedics determined she had been shot and pronounced her deceased at the scene.

Incident reported at 1800 Block of Carriage House Cir.

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Comments1

ftworthUser1843487013Mar 21 at 2:02 PM

So sad! Kids can even control their temper without resorting to violence smh

ftworthUser1843487013Mar 21 at 2:02 PM

So sad! Kids can even control their temper without resorting to violence smh

ftworthUser1843487013Mar 21 at 2:02 PM

So sad! Kids can even control their temper without resorting to violence smh

ftworthUser1843487013Mar 21 at 2:02 PM

So sad! Kids can even control their temper without resorting to violence smh

ftworthUser1843487013Mar 21 at 2:02 PM

So sad! Kids can even control their temper without resorting to violence smh

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