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Suspect Arrested In Connection To Deadly Motel Shooting In Dallas

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Police have arrested a suspect in connection to a shooting between two groups outside of a motel in northwest Dallas that left a man dead.

Billy Williams, 39, died from his injuries. Another 30-year-old man was also shot but survived.

The shooting happened Thursday just before 3 a.m. outside the Royal Inn on Northwest Highway just west of I-35.

A fight between two groups who knew each other led to an exchange of gunfire, police said.

Police detained one person later Thursday morning on Mockingbird Lane after a short chase. They haven't identified the suspect.

Anyone with information regarding the shooting is encouraged to contact Detective Grubbs, at 214.671.3675 or david.grubbjr@dpd.ci.dallas.tx.us. Please reference case #234632-2019.

 

 

 

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