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Garland Man Jailed on $10 Million Bond in Fatal Apartment Shooting of 18-Year-Old

Richard Le, 20, is being held on a $10 million bond after Garland police say he shot and killed 18-year-old Adan Rendon Jr. inside a Belt Line Road apartment, a killing detectives describe as intentional and between people who knew each other.

Garland Man Jailed on $10 Million Bond in Fatal Apartment Shooting of 18-Year-Old

GARLAND — A 20-year-old man is being held on a $10 million bond after Garland police arrested him in connection with the fatal shooting of a teenager inside an apartment complex last week.

Richard Le was taken into custody Saturday and booked into the Garland Detention Center on a charge of capital murder, according to police. He also faces a charge of possession of cocaine, a state jail felony. The $10 million bond applies to the murder charge; no bond had been set for the drug charge as of Sunday evening.

The victim was identified as Adan Rendon Jr., 18. Officers responding to a report of gunfire at an apartment complex in the 1800 block of Belt Line Road shortly before 5:45 p.m. Friday found Rendon inside an apartment with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators concluded the shooting was deliberate and that Le and Rendon were acquainted, police said. Authorities have not publicly described a possible motive or released details about what led detectives to identify Le as the suspect.

The case adds to a grim tally of gun violence in Garland and across North Texas, where families and neighborhood groups have pressed for more resources for conflict mediation, mental health support and violence prevention. Friday's killing took place in a residential corridor along Belt Line Road, a busy commercial and apartment stretch where residents say the sound of gunfire has become an unwelcome routine.

Capital murder in Texas can carry the death penalty or life in prison without parole. A conviction on the drug possession charge would carry a lesser penalty.

Le remained in custody Sunday. It was not immediately clear whether he had retained an attorney or when he would first appear before a judge. Garland police asked anyone with information about the shooting to contact the department.

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