Memphis murder suspect arrested in Cedar Park
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CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) — On Thursday afternoon, members of the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force arrested a man wanted in connection to a deadly shooting in Shelby County, Tennessee.
Investigators linked Devin Trust, 21, to a December homicide in Memphis. According to court documents, two groups of men met at a car wash for a gun trade and to buy marijuana on Dec. 14, 2023. It ended with four people shot, and two victims died from their injuries. Witnesses and security cameras identified Trust as one of the shooters, according to a release.
Investigators in Tennessee believed Trust came to the Austin area to hide. Task force members spotted him in the 3100 block of Colonial Parkway in Cedar Park. The area is near West Parmer Lane and East Whitestone Boulevard. Officers surrounded him at a home there and took him into custody. Trust is in the Travis County Jail, awaiting extradition back to Shelby County, Tennessee.
21-year-old Devin Trust is charged with 2 counts of first-degree murder and two counts of criminal attempt first-degree murder.
The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force is led by the U.S. Marshals and made up of officers from the Austin, Georgetown, Round Rock and San Marcos Police Departments, as well as deputies from Sheriff’s Offices across Central Texas, among others.
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