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Officers from the Pearland Police Department in Texas have issued a warrant for a 19-year-old suspect who killed a child and injured four others in a mass shooting on Sunday afternoon.
David Negrete, 19, is wanted on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and has been considered armed and dangerous according to police.
He was identified through surveillance footage and interviews from witnesses and victims.
Three of the five victims have been described as innocent bystanders while two of them aged 16 and 18 are still being interviewed to determine their involvement in the shooting.
A 14-year-old girl, 37-year-old man and ten-year-old child were injured from the gun fire and taken to local hospitals, but the child did not survive.
The Pearland Police Department has issued an arrest warrant for 19-year-old David Negrete (pictured) for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon connected to the mass shooting at Cole's Flea Market in Texas on Sunday
Police were dispatched to the flea market on Sunday evening where five people were injured from the gun fire. A ten-year-old boy died from his injuries at the hospital
After the police released the suspect's name, Greg Abbott, the Governor of Texas announced that Texas Crimestoppers have offered a $15,000 reward for any information leading to Negrete's arrest.
The 19-year-old has also been added to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list.
On Sunday around 5.34pm the police department was dispatched to Cole's Flea Market for a report of shots fired.
The five victims injured in the mass attack were then located and taken to local area hospitals where the ten-year-old boy was pronounced dead.
'Preliminary investigations have revealed two Hispanic male subjects were involved in the altercation,' the Pearland Police Department's news release said.
They also revealed that at least two handguns were found at the scene, but the number of rounds fired is still unknown.
'We believe there is at least one more, if not, two, other people that actually had handguns and fired those firearms during the scene.
'There are possibly three suspects,' Rogers said.
Chad Rogers (pictured), a spokesman for the police department said that the other four victims are alive, but the two teenagers still have to be interviewed to see if they were connected
Negrete (pictured) was identified as a suspect after authorities combed through surveillance footage and interviewed witnesses and victims
Rogers said that the shooting was not targeted toward the flea market and was caused by and argument between two men
Two witnesses told police that they saw two men in an altercation before the chaotic scene began.
The 14-year-old girl and 37-year-old man were both taken to the hospital in stable condition and the man has since been released.
The two teenage victims were taken into surgery and detectives are still trying to determine if they were involved in the incident.
Rogers said the shooting was not targeted toward the flea market and was caused by an argument between two men.
'This is not anything that happens in Pearland, this is extremely tragic anytime someone is a victim of gun violence, especially in our community, this does not happen here in Pearland,' he said.
Houston Police cars block access to Main Street near Sam Houston Parkway. Negrete has yet to be found and police have warned that he is considered armed and dangerous
Police have revealed that two handguns were found at the scene, but the number of rounds fired is still unknown
Authorities have urged anyone with information on Negrete's whereabouts or any information on the shooting to contact the Pearland Police Department Tip Line of the Brazoria County Crime Stoppers.
'If you saw something, heard something and you need to let us know, please call that number and help our investigators out,' Rogers pleaded.
Governor Abbot said that 'Texas mourns the loss of a precious child following the devastating tragedy in Pearland yesterday, and our hearts are with the four other victims in the hospital as they recover from their injuries.'
The Pearland Police Department have stated that this is an ongoing investigation by their Criminal Investigations Division.
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