Murder Trial Delayed for Additional DNA Testing

SMITH COUNTY — A Tyler man accused in a fatal shooting at Westwood Shopping Center in 2018 made his first court appearance Wednesday afternoon. According to our news partner KETK, District Attorney Jacob Putman asked for a delay in the case to allow for further DNA testing. Kristian Perdomo, 26, has been charged with the murder of Bradley Brockman, 45, after a shooting at the shopping center at Loop 323 and Chandler Highway. Investigators believed that Perdomo was connected to four other shootings that had occurred over the previous two weeks. Perdomo has only been charged with Brockman’s murder. Putman said he was waiting for one or two more additional DNA testing reports. Judge Kennedy delayed the next pre-trial hearings until April 23 and 24. The new trial date was set for May 18.