Suspect Arrested in Varsity Place Incident
Posted/updated on: October 25, 2012 at 2:31 am
TYLER – A man wanted in connection with a recent incident at Tyler’s Varsity Place Apartments has been arrested. Sirbrycelon Shelton, 19, of Kilgore, was arrested Monday after his release from the hospital and charged with burglary.
Tyler Police were called to the scene of a shooting that occurred around 9:30 a.m. Friday at Varsity Place Apartments, at 3400 Varsity Drive. Officers contacted Bradley Jackson, 19, of Dallas, who attends Tyler Junior College and lives in apartment 804. Jackson told officers that he believed he was being robbed by another suspect who was armed with a handgun standing at the doorway of his apartment. That suspect has been named as Shelton.
Police say Jackson produced a handgun and shot Shelton in his doorway. According to authorities, Shelton fled on foot, leaving a blood trail that ended up in building 21 of the complex. Officers searched the apartment and failed to locate anyone inside. Investigators discovered narcotics at the scene of the incident and believe they played a role in the motive of the shooting.
