Suspect in Arlington murder case arrested by U.S. Marshals in Louisiana, police say

A suspect in the shooting death of a man in Arlington was arrested in Louisiana on Thursday, Nov. 7, police said.

Robert Kelly, 31, faces a murder charge. He is accused of killing 38-year-old Marquis Holliman after an altercation near Holliman's apartment on June 6, officials said in a news release.

On the night of the homicide, Holliman approached a neighboring apartment in the 2100 block of Cypress Club Drive and began yelling at people gathered there, police said.

Witnesses told police that Holliman started arguing with a woman at the apartment and then pushed her, according to the statement.

A man, later identified via CrimeStoppers as Kelly, confronted Holliman, and shots were fired a short time later, police said.

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Holliman was later pronounced dead at a local hospital, according to the release.

Additional witnesses came forward, confirming the information from the CrimeStoppers tips and placing Kelly at the scene of the crime, police said.

One witness reported seeing Kelly with a gun in his waistband moments before the shooting, police said.

Kelly was arrested by officials with the U.S. Marshals Service in Shreveport, Louisiana, and is being held there pending extradition to Texas.