Suspect Arrested in Fatal Shooting of 90-Year-Old Navy Veteran at Houston Assisted Living Facility

A man has been arrested in connection with the death of 90-year-old Navy veteran Nelson Beckett outside a senior living complex in southwest Houston.

Police announced Wednesday they had arrested 21-year-old Kyliel Denzel Arceneaux Tuesday and charged him with capital murder, two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and tampering with evidence. {snip}

Nelson Beckett and Kyliel Denzel Arceneaux

Beckett was in the parking lot of Lone Star Living when police say Arceneaux approached and began pistol-whipping him after a brief conversation. They say Arceneaux then shot Beckett before stealing Beckett’s car and running him over.

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Court documents reveal two men witnessed the attack and tried to intervene but that Arceneaux threatened them with his gun.

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