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Third suspect arrested in deadly Juneteenth celebration shooting in Texas

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Keshawn Leray Dixon, 18, charged with deadly conduct (Round Rock Police Department)
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ROUND ROCK, Texas (KEYE) — It has been three weeks since the mass shooting at a Juneteenth Celebration in Texas left two women dead and 14 others injured.

According to the Round Rock Police Department, a third suspect is now in custody in connection to the shooting.

Police reported that 18-year-old Keshawn Leray Dixon was arrested on July 6 in Killeen and taken to Bell County jail.

Officials said Dixon was charged with deadly conduct, a third-degree felony, with more charges pending.

Round Rock jail records show that Dixon was arrested in March by police for multiple charges related to discharging a firearm.

The first suspect, Ricky Tyrone Thompson III, 17, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The charge against Thompson relates to one of the 14 individuals who were wounded.

The second suspect, a male juvenile, was taken to the Williamson County Juvenile Justice Center.

The shooting happened at Old Settlers Park during a Juneteenth celebration attended by hundreds of people. Police said the gunfire erupted as a result of an altercation between two groups at the event.

Killed in the shooting were Lyndsey Vicknair, 33, and Angelia Duke, 52, both mothers from the Round Rock area.

Police said the investigation is ongoing, and they are looking into more arrests in connection to the deadly shooting incident.

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