Shooting Suspect Arrest

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An arrest has been made in connection with a deadly shooting on Amarillo Boulevard last Sunday.

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Published: Jun. 4, 2009 at 2:26 AM CDT|Updated: Jun. 5, 2009 at 12:10 AM CDT

One person suspected of involvement in last weekends drive-by Amarillo murder sits in jail.

However the main suspect remains on the run. Manual Anthony Escoto is in jail facing charges of deadly conduct and firing a gun.

Officers say 18 year old Eric Mireles died from a gun shot to the head while riding in a car with four others on Amarillo Boulevard east early Sunday morning.

However police do not believe Escoto fired the shot that killed Mireles.