Homicide Investigation - Report #2022-00070519
Published on April 29, 2022
By Chris Moore
The Arlington Police Department has made an arrest in connection to a double homicide that occurred on January 7, 2022 at an apartment complex in the 2100 block of Cypress Club Drive.
Detectives recently obtained an arrest warrant for 19-year-old Julius Rollins on one count of Capital Murder. On April 26, 2022, members of the APD Fugitive Unit located him in Arlington and took him into custody without incident.
Investigators believe he shot and killed two family members, 21-year-old Martell Brown and 31-year-old Jy’Tavious Fields, in the parking lot outside the apartment where Rollins lived. Although a motive remains unclear, evidence collected during the course of the investigation linked Rollins to the shooting.
“We cannot and will not tolerate this kind of violence in our city,” said Chief of Police Al Jones. “I appreciate the tremendous amount of time and effort our homicide detectives put into working this case. It’s because of their tenacity that we were able to make this arrest.”
Mr. Rollins is currently being held at the Tarrant County Jail.
ORIGINAL RELEASE
On Friday, January 7, 2022, at approximately 7:53 p.m., the Arlington Police Department responded to an apartment complex in the 2100 block of Cypress Club Drive after a resident reported finding two people unresponsive in the parking lot. The caller indicated they’d heard what they believed to be gunshots roughly ten minutes prior to finding the victims.
When officers arrived on scene, they located a 31-year-old male and a 21-year-old male with apparent gunshot wounds. Both men were pronounced deceased at the scene.
Investigators do not believe either of the victims lived at the apartment complex and it is unclear why they were at the location. A vehicle belonging to one of the victims was found in the parking lot and seized as evidence.
No arrests have been made. Investigators continue to canvass the area for witnesses and surveillance video. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Detective Julia Hall at 817.459.5325. Tipsters can also remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers of Tarrant County at 817.469.8477.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office will identify the deceased once the next of kin have been notified.