Little Elm shooting suspect in custody, police say

Little Elm police have a suspect in custody in connection to a shooting at a convenience store on Monday afternoon.

Police and the Texas Department of Public Safety Special Response Team arrested 20-year-old Jh'don Brown in the 1400 block of Canary Drive for his alleged role in the shooting on Monday.

The incident started around 5 p.m. at the EZ Mart near the intersection of Hwy 380 and Paloma Creek.

Two suspects chased another male from the location to an area on Flamingo Drive, shooting at him while they chased him.

A house in the area of the shooting was struck by gunfire and Denton ISD locked down Braswell High School after regular classes had been dismissed.

An open house and the football game between Cheek and Rodriguez Middle Schools were postponed on Monday night.

While police were executing an search warrant at Brown's location they found two guns. One of the the firearms, which was believed to be used in the shooting had been reported stolen on Sept. 9.

The second firearm is under investigation and is being traced.

Brown has been charged with deadly conduct and possession of a stolen firearm.

The investigation into the incident is still underway.

Denton CountyCrime and Public Safety