‘WHY DID YOU LOOK AT ME? I WOULDN’T HAVE HAD TO DO THIS! - police arrest suspect in clerk’s murder

Описание: ARLINGTON, Texas - Arlington police say tips from the public helps them arrest an 18-year-old accused of killing a convenience store clerk.

18-year-old Dorian Woodard is now charged with capital murder for the killing of Jordan Hightower. Police say Woodard shot Hightower multiple times during a robbery and then later bragged about it.

Woodard was arrested Thursday after police got a tip from the public. Police say he shot Hightower Sunday morning at the EZ Mart at Matlock and Bardin roads in Arlington.

Four days after Hightower was shot and killed, his wife, Kristin Reynolds, says she can start to heal.

"He was my husband. He was my mate. He was my twin flame. He was everything to me," she said.

Police arrested early Woodard Thursday morning as he was leaving his father’s apartment to take an Uber out of town. Police credit the swift arrest to tips police got after releasing surveillance images of the shooter.

"We’re thankful that people had the guts to come forward and say, ‘This is the guy. Recognize the clothing,’" said Arlington Police Lt. Chris Cook.

At least one tipster told police Woodard had allegedly told other people about what happened.

"And so detectives were able to zero in on him based on these two tips," Cook said.

Hightower was working his overnight clerk shift early Sunday morning when police say Woodard entered the store around 3:15 a.m. Without warning, he pulled out a handgun, walked up to Hightower and shot him eight times.

Police say Woodard then demanded Hightower open the register, but he was too injured to do so. So police say he shot Hightower one last time, tried to open the register himself, gave up and stole some tobacco products and snacks.

"After he shot the clerk, he made a comment ‘why did you look at me? I wouldn’t have had to do this! Why did you look at me?’" Cook said.

Additional surveillance video from a nearby business captured Woodard leaving the store and heading east toward his father’s apartment less than a mile away from the EZ Mart.

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