DALLAS — A 21-year-old man was fatally shot in the neck near a club in the Cedars area south of downtown Dallas early Monday, police said.
A suspect, Bailey Phillips, 23, was arrested near the scene and taken to the Dallas County jail after an interview with detectives, according to a police news release.
Officers had responded about 2:30 a.m. Monday to the intersection of Botham Jean Boulevard and McKee Street, where a shooting was reported.
Police found the victim, Tylynn Dawayne Payton Walter, 21, had suffered a gunshot wound to the neck, officials said.
Dallas Fire-Rescue took Walter to a hospital, where he died.
Investigators identified Phillips as a suspect and took him to the police department's homicide unit, where detectives interviewed him. Phillips was then taken to jail and booked on suspicion of murder, police said.
Phillips' bond had not been set yet Monday.
Police said they were still investigating a possible motive in the shooting. More information was not released.