The Bay City Police Department says it has arrested a 22-year-old in connection to the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old man. BCPD reports that 22-year-old Kalen Fortuna was arrested and booked into the Matagorda County Jail for the offense of Capital Murder on November 4, 2024.

Fortuna was being held in Florida on unrelated charges and was brought to the Matagorda County Jail, according to police. BCPD says the warrant was issued on October 10, 2024 after detectives obtained probable cause following a year and a half investigation.

The fatal shooting occurred on June 6, 2023. Officers were initially dispatched to the 1800 block of Cypress for a house on fire. At the scene, police say they found a 27-year-old man deceased with multiple gunshot wounds.