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Amarillo police arrested Skyler Lee Mensen on a murder charge after Bradley Thompson was found shot on South Polk Street.
KFDA reported Thompson, 48, was shot multiple times Thursday night, Oct. 22, 2026, and that Skyler Lee Mensen, 33, was arrested for murder. ABC7 Amarillo spelled the first name Skylar and reported Thompson was found around 9 p.m. near South Polk Street and Southwest 40th Avenue. Two other men were booked on other holds, and police said more charges are expected.
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The murder count, in both accounts, is against one man. Jesse James Franklin was booked on a narcotics violation and a federal hold. Dennis Charles Carlson was booked on a parole violation. KFDA's photo caption spelled Franklin's first name Jessie. Police have not said who fired or why. An arrest is not a conviction.
Amarillo police said 48-year-old Bradley Thompson was shot multiple times Thursday night, Oct. 22, 2026, KFDA and ABC7 Amarillo reported. ABC7 reported he was found dead around 9 p.m. near South Polk Street and Southwest 40th Avenue. KFDA's arrest story said he was shot multiple times Thursday night and did not print the intersection or the hour.
KFDA reported Skyler Lee Mensen, 33, was arrested for murder. The station's caption on his booking photo uses that spelling. ABC7 Amarillo's article and its composite caption spelled the first name Skylar and reported he is charged with murder. Both outlets reported Jesse James Franklin, 34, was arrested for a narcotics violation and a federal hold, and Dennis Charles Carlson, 49, was arrested for a parole violation. KFDA's caption on Franklin's booking photo spelled the first name Jessie. The article text spelled it Jesse. ABC7 spelled it Jesse James Franklin.
KFDA reported all three were booked into the Randall County Detention Center. KFDA reported police say additional charges are expected. ABC7 reported police said additional charges will be filed. ABC7 also reported police said a small SUV of an unknown color was seen leaving the area. KFDA's arrest story did not mention a vehicle. Neither station has said who fired, how the men knew Thompson, or what the expected charges would be. Both asked anyone with information to call the Amarillo Police Department Homicide Unit at 806-378-9468, or Amarillo Crime Stoppers at 806-374-4400. The murder count is the charge against Mensen. It is not a conviction. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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