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Arlington Police Makes Arrest of Suspect in the Test Drive Shooting Case

The Arlington Police Department has made two arrests in connection to the murder of 55-year-old Khudhair Hamdan, who was shot and killed on March 21, 2023 while taking two individuals for a test drive of a car he was helping to sell.

Following a thorough investigation, homicide detectives were able to identify the suspects as 18-year-old Luis Gutierrez and 19-year-old Cristian Saucedo -- and obtained arrest warrants for both teens on Capital Murder charges.

On April 7, 2023, members of the U.S. Marshals North Texas Fugitive Task Force located Mr. Saucedo at his home in Dallas and took him into custody without incident. He was booked into the Arlington City Jail and has since been transferred to the Tarrant County Jail.

Mr. Gutierrez was already in custody for an unrelated case in Dallas and is currently being held at the Dallas County Jail.

“Mr. Hamdan was simply trying to help a relative sell a car – and now his family’s entire world has been turned upside down,” said Chief of Police Al Jones. “Violent offenders like these, who are willing to kill a man for a vehicle they abandoned a few minutes later, have no place on our streets. I’d like to thank our Homicide Unit for the dedication and effort they put into this investigation. I hope these arrests provide some sense of relief to Mr. Hamdan’s family and to the Arlington community.”

Based on video evidence and witness statements, two young men arrived at Mr. Hamdan’s home to test drive the car – and the three of them left together in it. As they drove along Port Richmond Way, investigators believe one of the suspects pulled out a gun and shot Mr. Hamdan, who then got out of the vehicle and collapsed. The suspects continued driving.

Officers found the vehicle abandoned behind a nearby shopping center at the intersection of Matlock Road and Sublett Road.

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