Teen Sentenced to 40 Years for Fatal Shooting at Arlington Bowie High School

Julian Isaiah Howard, 17, pled guilty to murder on March 21, 2025, and was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Etavian Barnes at Arlington Bowie High School.

The shooting occurred on April 24, 2024, just as the dismissal bell was about to ring. Barnes was shot multiple times near a portable building on campus. He was transported to a hospital, where he died from his injuries.  According to reports, Howard targeted Barnes.

The case was prosecuted by Tim Rodgers and Grayson Ezzell.