Man charged in motel murder
Posted/updated on: July 5, 2026 at 4:44 pm
TYLER — One man has been arrested for murder after a 63-year-old was killed in a shooting at the Relax Inn on E. Gentry Parkway in Tyler on Saturday morning. According to the Tyler Police Department and our news partner KETK, officers were dispatched to the Relax Inn at 1812 E. Gentry Parkway at around 4 a.m. on Saturday because of a reported shooting. 63-year-old Rodney Houston was found shot at the scene and transported to a local hospital to be treated for injuries from the shooting.
Houston later died from his injuries at the hospital, according to Tyler PD. Detectives with Tyler PD interviewed 37-year-old Arthur McCain as a suspect in the shooting on Saturday.
Later on Saturday, McCain was booked into the Smith County Jail on a warrant for murder in connection to the shooting. He’s currently being held on a $1,500,000 bond.
A press release said this shooting was “not a random incident.”
