The man accused of shooting an Arlington car dealership owner as he was repossessing a loaner car is now facing a capital murder charge. Adel Elhindawi died in the hospital Thursday.
Salem Autos in Arlington sat temporarily closed as the owner of the used car dealership, Adel Elhindawi, was laid to rest.Arlington police have upgraded the charges and made a second arrest in the shooting death of an Arlington car dealership owner.
Employees at the dealership said Espy bought a vehicle off the lot three weeks ago, but the car was having mechanical issues. While Salem Autos was working on the car, a loaner was provided. Elhindawi and another employee went together to retrieve the loaner. That’s when he was shot. "I went into survivor mode, we got to help him," said Ariel Oliver, who lives at the Arlington apartment complex where Elhindawi was shot."We literally just sat there. kept talking to him," she recalled. "I didn’t know what to say other that hold on they’re coming."