Lubbock man arrested in connection with deadly shooting

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Lubbock police have made an arrest in connection with a deadly shooting earlier this month.

On Sept. 9 just after 4:30 p.m., authorities were called to the 1800 block of 14th Street for reports of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found 42-year-old Jesus Antonio Lopez, Jr. with a gunshot wound. He was taken to UMC with serious injuries; he died on Sept. 18 around 4:45 p.m.

One person has been injured in an early morning shooting near 14th Street and Avenue S.(Peyton Toups, KCBD)

Lubbock police then issued a murder warrant on Sept. 21 for 58-year-old James Young. Young was already in the Lubbock County Detention Center on charges unrelated to the shooting.

Young is being held on a $500,000 bond.

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