{"id":76270,"date":"2025-12-04T20:30:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T20:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/76270\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T20:30:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T20:30:09","slug":"42-year-old-dallas-tire-shop-manager-was-shot-killed-by-employee-court-records-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/76270\/","title":{"rendered":"42-year-old Dallas tire shop manager was shot, killed by employee, court records show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">A 42-year-old who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/crime\/2025\/12\/02\/21-year-old-arrested-in-a-shooting-in-redbird-monday-that-left-one-dead-officials-say\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">killed in Red Bird on Monday<\/a> was fatally shot twice by an employee at his job, according to court records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Billy Brightman, 42, was working as the manager of Raw Wheels and Tires in the 4000 block of West Camp Wisdom Road when the shooting occurred around 1 p.m., according to the suspect\u2019s arrest-warrant affidavit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Brightman was working at the front counter when 21-year-old Marlon Lawrence, a tire technician at the shop, approached him, according to court records. Lawrence is accused of then shooting Brightman in the back and again in the face, court records said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Another employee at the shop called 911 after hearing the gunshots.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Fire crews responded to the shop, where Brightman died.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Detectives said in the affidavit that video from inside the shop showed Lawrence shooting Brightman. During an interview, detectives said Lawrence admitted to shooting Brightman, then placing the handgun in a vehicle parked at the shop.<\/p>\n<p>Crime in The News<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__3beff secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-20 text-center text-gray-dark\">Read the crime and public safety news your neighbors are talking about.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__8MgJa flex flex-wrap text-gray-dark secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-10 text-center justify-center\">By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/terms-of-service\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 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src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SIFAAB4M4BFGZL6PO6LRGLJOEY.jpg\" alt=\"Prince William County Police block the street near the house where the FBI made an arrest,...\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/crime\/2025\/12\/04\/suspect-arrested-in-planting-of-pipe-bombs-outside-dnc-rnc-before-jan-6-2021-attack\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Suspect arrested in planting of pipe bombs outside DNC, RNC before Jan. 6, 2021, attack<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brian Cole Jr. was arrested for allegedly placing pipe bombs outside headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties on the eve of\u00a0the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-with-images-list-with-images-module__P4zn3 inline-block pr-8 shrink-0 w-auto flex flex-col\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/2025\/12\/04\/officials-identify-man-found-dead-pulled-from-fort-worth-pond\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:190 \/ 127\" class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-with-images-list-with-images-module__6H-hI dmnc_images-modern-image-module__QFaG- max-w-full h-auto text-white dmnc_images-modern-image-module__9Zlll bg-gray-light object-contain\" width=\"190\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FANASSEJDNMQR3KRWCOPZ3AL2Q.jpg\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/2025\/12\/04\/officials-identify-man-found-dead-pulled-from-fort-worth-pond\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Officials identify man found dead, pulled from Fort Worth pond<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The man\u2019s cause of death has yet to be determined, according to officials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 42-year-old who was killed in Red Bird on Monday was fatally shot twice by an employee 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