UPDATE
KILLEEN, Texas — Police have identified the 18-year-old man who was shot Saturday in the 800 block of Atlas Avenue as Va’Quintin Carmon Maestre of Killeen.
"This case was presented to the Bell County District Attorney’s Office for review and a complaint was issued charging 31-year-old Jarkell Jamal Dean with murder," Killeen police said in a news release Monday.
Dean's bond has been set at $1 million. He currently is in Bell County Jail.
ORIGINAL STORY
Killeen police are investigating the murder of a 18-year-old man who was shot Saturday near the 800 block of Atlas Avenue.
Upon arrival at about 1:17 a.m., officers located the victim and started to perform lifesaving measures until paramedics arrived.
The victim was pronounced dead on the scene at 2:13 a.m. — he is the first murder victim in Killeen this year.
The victim's identity is being withheld, and a suspect has not been arrested in this case.
The department is asking anyone who may have seen anything or has information about this homicide, to contact Crime Stoppers at (254) 526-TIPS (8477) or go online at www.bellcountycrimestoppers.com
