Barricaded man arrested after lengthy standoff in Arlington

Police arrested a man connected to a deadly shooting after a long standoff in Arlington.

It started Thursday evening after Arlington police said they got a call about a shooting near Fielder and Randol Mill roads.

Investigators determined two men had gotten into an argument at a local convenience store. The suspect followed the victim after he left the store and shot him while he was walking along the street.

The victim died at the hospital. His name has not yet been released.

Witnesses were able to give police the suspect's license plate number and they tracked him down to a home on Nueces Trail, in a nearby neighborhood.

Justin Milem (Arlington PD)

Police said 38-year-old Justin Milem refused to come out of the home so a SWAT team was called in. He remained inside for several hours before surrendering peacefully.

Milem was booked into the Arlington jail on a murder charge.

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