2 dead after shootout outside Texas apartment complex

2 months ago

McKinney news, Texas news.

Two people were killed, and two others are in police custody after a shootout outside a McKinney apartment complex Wednesday afternoon.

Witnesses told officers that a 19-year-old man was involved in a shootout with a 20-year-old passenger of a pickup truck outside the building near Logan and McDonald Street.

The 19-year-old was fatally hit before the truck drove away, dropping off the 20-year-old and 18-year-old Christopher Perez at a local hospital.

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  • The driver, identified as 21-year-old Josue Mejia, led police on a chase that ended with his arrest.

    Police took him and Perez in custody on murder charges after the death of the 20-year-old man from gunshot wounds.

    Investigators have yet to determine what triggered the deadly shootout.