TEMPLE, TX. (THECOUNT) — Christian Armahd Fredericks, 25, of Temple, was taken into custody after a fatal shooting early Sunday that killed 24-year-old Roddricus Smith, of Georgia, during what police say may have been a disturbance in Bell County, Texas.
Fredericks was being held Monday in the Bell County Jail as investigators continued working to establish the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
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Temple police said officers were dispatched shortly before 12:40 a.m. Sunday to the 2400 block of McCleland Creek Trail following a report that someone had been shot.
When officers arrived, they found Smith suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police reported no other injuries.
According to investigators, preliminary information indicated the shooting may have occurred during a domestic disturbance. Police have not released further details about what led to the gunfire or described the relationship between the men.
Fredericks was identified as the man taken into custody. Authorities had not provided additional information about potential charges in the initial report.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Temple Police Department at 254-298-5500 or Bell County Crime Stoppers at 254-526-8477. Anonymous tips may also be submitted through Crime Stoppers.
The shooting occurred in Temple, a city in Bell County in Central Texas, within the Killeen-Temple metropolitan area.
Google Maps: Approximate location of the 2400 block of McCleland Creek Trail, Temple
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