Let’s explore Javier Arredondo known as ‘Big Dawg’ A tattoo shop owner in Arlington, Texas shot and killed an employee he had fired moments before following an argument on Tuesday afternoon, according to Arlington police.
The shop owner at 900 block of W Division Street had requested assistance with an employee he had fired but then shots were fired as police made their way to the business.
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Who is Javier Arredondo?
Around 2.14 pm, “Big Dawg” or Javier Arredondo, 42, contacted 911 to report that the worker he had just fired was refusing to leave the business.
The employee was shot by him a little while later and died there. For the murder, he is currently charged with murder.
In a press release shared on Facebook, the police said that while en route, they received a second call reporting additional gunshots being fired at the establishment.
They discovered the employee, a 46-year-old guy whose name has not been made public, lying on the ground inside the company with a gunshot wound when they got there.
Javier Arredondo and the employee had a tense verbal exchange
After communicating with the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office, Arredondo remained at the establishment and was later taken into custody. Arredondo and the employee allegedly engaged in a “tense verbal exchange” after the individual was fired, according to the police.
Then, shortly after dialing 911, Arredondo took out a firearm and shot the employee several times, hitting him, according to Arlington police.
The police further stated that nobody else was present inside the establishment at the time of the shooting because Arredondo had asked the other workers to leave before the argument began.
They also said that the employee did not appear to have any weapons or to have tried to assault Arredondo.
The shooting happened at Vato Loco Tattoo Studio
The shooting happened at Vato Loco Tattoo Studio, as reported by WFAA. A sign on the door said “Shop closed! Sorry for any inconvenience…Thx Mgmt,” a video taken by the TV station shows.
Arredondo’s profile page on the parlour’s website says his nickname is “Big Dawg.”
He was born in Laredo, Texas and grew up in Chicago before moving back to Texas in 1998, his profile said.
He said he became a tattoo artist in the early 2000s and would “tattoo the homies while they would smoke weed, drink 40s and hang with the females.”
Big Dawg claims he was a troublemaker growing up
He also said that he was a troublemaker growing up but now he channels that energy into art.
“I feel like I’m skipping school every day when I come to work and then I get to do art all day.
“I love what I do and I don’t ever want to take it for granted,” he told Pain Magazine, which was posted on his Instagram page as per Law&Crime.
Arredondo was taken to the Arlington City Jail where he is being held without bond.
An Arlington police spokesman said the probable cause arrest affidavit could be available later today.
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