Convicted killer suspected in Arlington triple homicide arrested in Mississippi: police
A capital murder suspect wanted in the killings of three people at an Arlington apartment complex has been arrested near Greenville, Mississippi, officials said.
Larry Reed, 29, was taken into custody around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. He was hiding in an attic, according to Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Richard Upchurch, and after several hours law enforcement officers persuaded him to exit the house.
No weapons were fired and no one was injured, Upchurch said. Reed is in the Washington County Jail waiting extradition to Tarrant County.
Arlington police confirmed the arrest in a social media post and thanked the U.S. Marshals Service and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office for their help in apprehending Reed. The Greenville Police Department and the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics also aided in Reed’s capture, Upchurch said.
Reed was known to reside in Arlington and has ties to Mississippi, according to a news release from the U.S. Marshals Service.
Arlington police spokesperson Sgt. Courtney White said detectives received a tip from a caller that pointed them in the direction of Reed, and further investigation connected him to the shooting.
Reed previously has been convicted of murder and was recently released from prison. In 2014, he pleaded guilty to the June 2012 murder of 18-year-old Obeth Hernandez in a shooting outside a house party in the 1600 block of Geraldine Lane in Arlington, according to Tarrant County court records. He had waived his right to a jury trial and was sentenced to 11 years in prison. Reed was released in December 2023.
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“A triple homicide is not something that regularly occurs here in Arlington, and solving this case was our top priority,” White said at a Tuesday afternoon press conference.
The motive is still under investigation, but police believe Reed knew one of the victims.
Arlington police officers responded to the triple homicide at the Chatham Green Village apartment complex in the 3500 block of Chatham Green Lane the night of Jan. 25. They first found a 29-year-old man who had been shot outside an apartment. That victim, identified as Shannen Oshay Jones by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officers entered the apartment to conduct an emergency sweep and found a 29-year-old woman also dead at the scene. The medical examiner identified her as Monique Elaine Smith, and said she died from a gunshot wound to the neck.
A 31-year-old man with gunshot wounds was also found inside the apartment. He was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries. Detectives believe that Reed knew the 31-year-old, White said. The man’s identity hasn’t yet been released by the medical examiner.
Smith’s two young children were at the apartment during the shooting. They weren’t injured, and officers released them to family members, police said.
Evidence found at the scene led investigators to believe the crime was related to “high-risk drug activity,” according to White.
No arrests were immediately made. Witnesses reported seeing a man running away from the scene.
