Dallas police arrested a man in West Dallas on Tuesday in connection with the slaying of a man found shot last week in Uptown.
Officers arrested 45-year-old Corey Antwon Thompson on a murder charge in the fatal shooting of 46-year-old Roderick Butler, who was found wounded Dec. 20 and died at a hospital. It is unclear whether Thompson has an attorney.
About 5 p.m. Dec. 20, Dallas police officers responded to a shooting call in the 2200 block of McKinney Avenue, near North Pearl Street and found Butler shot on the sidewalk. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died.
Police said Butler was shot by a suspect who ran from the location and through parking lots toward Maple Avenue.
Police released two images asking for the public’s help to identify a person who they said was a suspect in connection with the shooting. In the photos, the person appeared to hold a firearm and wore blue gloves.
Thompson was later arrested in the 2600 block of Bickers Street, near North Hampton Road, police said. He was booked into the Dallas County jail early Wednesday.
Thompson’s bail was set at more than $1 million, according to jail records.