Tyler man arrested as suspect in shooting death

TYLER — A Tyler man is in Smith County Jail charged with murder for a shooting earlier this month. According to a news brief from the department, Tommy Pettigrew III, 21, was arrested Wednesday, in connection with the shooting death of Christopher Bolden, 39, of Tyler. On Oct. 11 Tyler police responded to reports of gunfire on Cecil Avenue and found Bolden in the driveway with a gunshot to the chest. Detectives identified Pettigrew as the suspect. Bolden died 8 days later. The U.S. Marshal’s Joint East Texas Fugitive Task Force executed the arrest warrant Wednesday morning.