A Texas man is behind bars after a "targeted" shooting on a busy highway that left a pregnant woman dead, Lone Star State police say.

Malik Miner, 29, stands accused of one count of murder in the first degree , one count of deadly conduct, and three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Arlington Police Department.

The underlying incident occurred in early November along a stretch of Interstate 20 in Arlington, the third largest city in the sprawling Metroplex region of North Texas, police said in a press release .

On the day in question, Bre'Asia Johnson, 29, was traveling westbound toward Bowman Springs Road when the shots rang out.

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