Tips Lead to Teen's Arrest in Murder of South Arlington Convenience Store Clerk


The Arlington Police Department made an arrest in connection with the murder of Jordan Hightower, a convenience store clerk shot and killed in the overnight hours last Sunday.

Thursday morning, officers took 18-year-old Dorian Woodard, of Arlington, into custody without incident after two tipsters identified him as the gunman seen in surveillance video released earlier this week.

According to an arrest warrant affidavit obtained by NBC 5, after seeing news reports of the robbery and murder at the E-Z Mart on East Bardin Road two people came forward and identified Woodard to police.


Police said Hightower tried to open the register but was unable to do so due to his injuries and that the suspect then shot him one final time before trying unsuccessfully to open the register himself.

The suspect then left the store, but returned and took multiple tobacco products and other items.

The tipsters said Woodward lived at the Bardin Greene Apartments with his father only a short distance from the convenience store and that a week before the robbery he'd shown one of them a handgun that detectives said was the same caliber used in the robbery. The tipster that told police Woodard confessed the crime to him said he'd also been told Woodard got rid of both the clothing and the gun used in the robbery.
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