Witnesses at the scene told first responders that the incident started as an altercation that escalated to gunfire, police said. GARLAND, Texas — A 34-year-old man is dead, and a 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder, following an altercation that escalated to gunfire outside of an Ethiopian restaurant and hookah lounge in Garland on Christmas Day, police said. Witnesses at the scene told first responders that the incident started as an altercation that escalated to gunfire, police said. Police have since arrested 24-year-old Johnny Lewis III and charged him with Baranja's murder. Lewis is currently being detained at the Garland Detention Center, and no bond has yet been set in his case.

Source: Ethiopian News December 28, 2023 01:57 UTC