EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A suspected murderer allegedly asked the Northeast shooting victim, “Are we good?” before firing one round from a handgun, striking the 33-year-old man in the chest.
David Daniel Hall was arrested after the deadly shooting at an apartment complex located at 3623 Fred Wilson Drive in Northeast El Paso Wednesday night, July 22, according to the El Paso Police Department.
Police reported that the 41-year-old suspect was arrested after firing a handgun at his roommate following an argument before fleeing from the scene.
David Daniel Hall, 41 (El Paso Police Department)
Court documents stated when officers arrived, they found Joshua Lopez on the ground with suspected gunshot wound to his chest and back, according to the arrest affidavit.
Lopez was taken to University Medical Center, where he died from his injuries.
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Investigators with the Crimes Against Persons Unit alleged that a witness told them that Hall and Lopez were roommates who had been living together for about two years.
Documents reported that the pair were in their apartment when Hall was intoxicated and became involved in a physical altercation with Lopez for unknown reasons.
During the argument, Lopez armed himself with a knife, left the apartment, and walked to a neighbor’s apartment. He asked the neighbor at the front door, asking to be let inside, warning that Hall was “extremely” intoxicated.
While Lopez and the neighbor talked, Hall approached Lopez. Hall repeatedly asked Lopez if they were “good,” to which Lopez did not respond.
The arrest affidavit for Hall stated that the neighbor witnessed Hall wearing a white shirt with what appeared to be suspected blood on the right side of his chest area and a laceration on his left palm.
The affidavit reported that Hall produced a handgun and fired one round, striking Lopez in the chest.
Hall fled the scene and was later found by police and placed under arrest for murder.
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