DALLAS, NC – The Dallas Police Department has made an arrest in connection with a fatal shooting that took place in Dallas early Wednesday morning.
The city has not had a fatal shooting since 2017.
Officers were called to a shooting shortly after midnight at a home on Eastway Drive off Old Spencer Mountain Road.
#BREAKING The Dallas Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred on Eastway Drive. According to police, one person was shot and killed. I will see @wsoctv from 4:30 am at the latest. pic.twitter.com/R6F1T7Q7oI
— Coleman J. Montgomery (@colemanreports) June 21, 2023
Inside the home, police found 25-year-old Christopher Knox Wery with a gunshot wound. He was taken to hospital, where he died from his injuries.
Shortly before 9 a.m. Wednesday, police announced the arrest of Nicholas Max Tallent.
Officers charged Tallent with one count of second-degree murder and booked him into the Gaston County Jail without bond.
Police have not said what led to the shooting.
The department says the investigation is open and ongoing.
This is a developing story; refer back to wsoctv.com for updates.
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