18-year-old suspect arrested in fatal Taco Bell shooting

Suspect in Taco Bell shooting on July 3, 2018
Kentrell Spight

[Editor’s note, 2:42 p.m. July 5, 2018: Spelling error corrected in suspect’s name.]

The Bartlett Police have arrested a suspect in the fatal July 3 shooting at Taco Bell in Bartlett.

The suspect, 18-year-old Kentrell Spight, is now in custody at the Bartlett City Jail. He is charged with first-degree murder and also with employing a firearm in the commission of a dangerous felony.

A BPD statement added, “The investigation is ongoing and more arrests may be made in connection with this case.”

See our earlier story for an overview of the shooting.