Arrest Made in a Longview Homicide

LONGVIEW – A suspect is in custody in connection with one of Longview’s weekend shootings. Montorio Dewayne Harris, 25, of Longview, was arrested by Police on Sunday evening on a murder warrant. He is accused of the Sunday morning shooting death of Donald Ray Kenney, 34, of Longview. A call to authorities around 7:00am reported a shooting in the vicinity of Twelfth and Dean Streets. There, they were told the victim was dumped near the railroad tracks off West Loop 281. That’s where they found Kenney’s body. Harris remains in the Gregg County Jail under a $200,000 bond.

The investigation into a the other homicide continues. It was reported around 1:15 Saturday morning at J’s Club on East Marshall Avenue. The body of Thomas Lynn Harper Jr., 34, of Gladewater, was found lying in a parking lot near the club. The shooting is said to have occurred in the parking lot. Investigators have determined that Harper was involved in an altercation that began at J’s Place a short time before he was found dead not far from the scene of the altercation.