Garland Police: 18-Year-Old's Death Followed Known Altercation
Detectives have identified a third man sought for questioning and are seeking his account of the dispute.
By Jack Weber ·
A Monday night confrontation in a Garland neighborhood ended with an 18-year-old dead and the person who fired the shots walking away without a charge, according to police. Brandon Eris Robinson Jr. was pronounced dead at the scene near the 100 block of South Barnes Drive after officers arrived just before 10:45 p.m. The shooting leaves an investigation into a fatal dispute among people police say knew one another, with no charges filed against the man who acknowledged pulling the trigger.
Garland police officers first encountered an injured man near the address. He told them he had been in an altercation with two other males when gunshots were fired. Officers then searched the surrounding area and found an unresponsive man lying on the ground. Fire department personnel pronounced that man dead, and he was identified as Robinson.
Detectives later determined that the injured man officers located first is the one who fired the gun that struck Robinson. Police do not classify the killing as a random event. Investigators believe the men involved knew each other, and no charges have been filed against the man initially contacted by officers.
A third man fled the area after the shooting, and police have not released identities for the shooter or that individual. Detectives have now identified the third man and are working to obtain his account. Police have not disclosed what led up to the altercation.
The Garland Police Department is the source of the information released on Wednesday. Authorities have not released a motive, and the case remains under investigation.
