3 suspects arrested, 1 at-large in connection to fatal shooting of 24-year-old DeSoto man, officials say

All four suspects are currently in custody and being held on individual bonds of $1 million, officials said.

DESOTO, Texas — Four suspects have been arrested and charged in connection to shooting and killing a DeSoto man in July 2022, officials announced Friday. 

The DeSoto Police Department said 20-year-old Deharvian Arthur, of Arlington, 22-year-old Edron Blacknell, of Cedar Hill, 23-year-old Xavier Dixon, of Dallas, and 23-year-old Calap Williams, of Arlington, have all been charged with capital murder in the death of 24-year-old Theo Stith.

Just before 2 a.m. on July 15, DeSoto police officers were called to a home in the 600 block of Canyon Place after reports of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found Stith dead inside.

DeSoto PD said officers also found one of the suspects, Dixon, laying on the ground outside of the victim’s home suffering from a gunshot wound to leg. Dixon was transported from the scene to a local hospital to be treated before being taken into custody.

Police have yet to release details on what led to the shooting. 

All four suspects are currently in custody and being held on individual bonds of $1 million, officials said.