DALLAS, Texas—A 21-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder after he allegedly shot and killed his cousin, telling police it was an accident while he was "testing his cousin's reaction."
At approximately 5:00 p.m. on Monday, September 1, Dallas Police responded to a shooting in the 6300 block of Parkdale Drive. The preliminary investigation determined that Emmanuel Najera, 19, had been shot by his cousin, Jose De Jesus Magareno, 21.
Magareno told police he believed he had ejected the rounds from his gun before pointing it at his cousin and pulling the trigger. He called 911 to report that he had accidentally shot Najera.
Najera was taken to a local hospital where he later died from his injury.
Magareno was arrested and charged with murder. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective A. Knoebel at 214-671-3584 or andrew.knoebel@dallaspolice.gov.
