Police arrested an 18-year-old after he allegedly ran over a teenager in West Dallas with a vehicle and killed him last Sunday following a fight.
Officers responded to reports of a shooting about 3:36 a.m. in the 300 block of Singleton Boulevard, according to a Thursday statement.
Once there, investigators determined a man struck Garyk Rodriguez-Escobar, 17, with a vehicle after a fight between him and multiple others.
Police said Rodriguez-Escobar, 17, was transported to the hospital, where he later died.
An 18-year-old was booked into the Dallas County jail on July 29 and faces a charge of aggravated assault with a weapon causing brain injury or paralysis, according to jail records. As of Thursday, his bail is set at $300,000.
Police said the charge is currently being upgraded to murder. The facts and circumstances of the killing remain under investigation.
Police urge anyone with information to contact detective Jelisa Reed at 469-597-9332 or jelisa.reed@dallaspolice.gov.