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Suspect in fatal West End shooting in Beaumont behind bars on $1M bond

Isaiah Brandon Wagner, 31, of Beaumont, was fatally shot at a West End apartment complex late Sunday night.

BEAUMONT, Texas — Police in Beaumont have arrested 23-year-old Beaumont man who they say is a suspect in the fatal shooting of another Beaumont man earlier this week.

Isaiah Brandon Wagner, 31, of Beaumont, was fatally shot at a West End apartment complex late Sunday night.

Officer Carol Riley with the Beaumont Police Department tells 12News Kedrain DeShawn Perkins, 23, of Beaumont was arrested Friday, after a warrant was issued for his connection in Wagner's death. 

They say he turned himself in. 

Officers initially responded just before midnight Sunday to a report of shots being fired at the Beaumont Heights apartment complex near the intersection of Phelan Blvd and Dowlen road.

Credit: Beaumont Police Dept.
Kedrain DeShawn Perkins, 23, of Beaumont

Wagner was pronounced dead at the scene by medics after officers arrived and found he had been fatally shot.

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Currently police have not released any information about a motive in the shooting.

Perkins is behind bars in the Jefferson County Jail on a $1 million bond, jail records show.

This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.

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