A Crime Stoppers tip has led to the arrest of a person in reference to a 41-year-old who was fatally shot in Outdated East Dallas final yr.
Royse Montrale Reed, 40, faces a cost of homicide within the demise of Cornelius Williams. His legal professional couldn’t be instantly reached for remark.
Simply earlier than 3 a.m. Nov. 28, officers responded to the 600 block of North Corridor Road, close to Baylor College Medical Heart at Dallas, and located Williams wounded within the car parking zone. He was taken to a hospital, the place he died Dec. 4.
Surveillance footage confirmed two individuals in an SUV park subsequent to a white automotive. The pair acquired out and had been standing subsequent to the autos when Williams approached, in response to an arrest-warrant affidavit obtained Tuesday.
The footage confirmed Williams speaking to the 2 individuals after which showing to achieve into the passenger facet of the SUV when he was shot. The 2 individuals then drove off in separate vehicles, the affidavit says.
Detectives acquired a Crime Stoppers tip Jan. 20 that recognized Reed as a suspect. Data confirmed Reed owns a automobile much like the white automotive seen on surveillance footage, and cellphone information positioned him in that space on the time of the taking pictures, the affidavit says.
An extra suspect additionally was investigated in reference to the taking pictures. On the evening of the taking pictures, that man was driving a automotive registered to his girlfriend that matched the SUV seen within the footage.
In an interview with police, the second suspect mentioned he was driving Reed to the place his automotive was parked on the evening of the taking pictures. The person mentioned Reed acquired out of the SUV to get one thing out of his automotive after which yelled at Williams, the affidavit says.
Williams began strolling away earlier than he circled and walked again, the second suspect informed police. He mentioned he heard Reed yell “What the [expletive]” earlier than taking pictures Williams, the affidavit says.
It’s unclear whether or not the second suspect faces any costs.
Reed is being held within the Dallas County jail. His bail is about at $1 million.