Man charged with capital murder in Red Bird neighborhood shooting

Jailon Anderson (Source: Dallas County Jail)

Three days after a fatal shooting in the Red Bird neighborhood in Dallas, a man has been arrested and charged with capital murder.

The shooting happened on Sunday around 11 a.m. on W. Camp Wisdom Rd. just off of I-35 East. When police arrived, they found a man in the driver's seat, and the front seat passenger had both been shot. 

Both victims were taken to the hospital. The driver died, and the passenger is expected to survive.

On Wednesday, police arrested 23-year-old Jailon Anderson on a charge of capital murder. He is currently in the Dallas County Jail on a $1 million bond. Online court records show Anderson had a warrant in Denton County for aggravated robbery. The bond in that charge is $100,000.

The investigation into the deadly shooting is ongoing. Anyone with information regarding this offense is asked to contact Detective Guy Curtis  at 214-671-3633 or at guy.curtis@dallaspolice.gov