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Suspect arrested after man killed in Sunday night shooting in Port Arthur

The shooting happened in the 3100 block of 10th Street. A Justice of the Peace was called to the scene, and witnesses said a man was killed.

PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Port Arthur Police are investigating an overnight shooting in Port Arthur. 

The suspect arrested in connection to the shooting is Darian Petry, 46, Port Arthur Police said in a news conference Monday. He came to the Port Arthur Police Department voluntarily and confessed to the murder, police said. 

Port Arthur Police identified man who was shot and killed as Kenneth Swallow, 30. Investigators have determined that Petry and Swallow were acquaintances, but a motive has yet to be determined, police said. 

The shooting happened in the 3100 block of 10th Street at 10:32 p.m. Sunday, August 16, Port Arthur Police Detective Mike Hebert said in a news release. 

Officers found an unresponsive man with multiple gunshot wounds when they arrived at the scene. Justice of the Peace Mark DeRouen pronounced the man dead at the scene and an autopsy has been ordered. 

Petry was taken to the Jefferson County Correctional Facility and charged with murder. His bond is set at $1 million. 

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