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22-year-old arrested in fatal South Dallas shooting

Kenvairiay Smith faces a murder charge in the death of Theron Crawford.

A 22-year-old man is in custody in connection with the slaying of a 48-year-old man in South Dallas earlier this month.

Kenvairiay Smith
Kenvairiay Smith(Dallas County Sheriff's Department)

Kenvairiay Javera Smith was booked into the Dallas County jail Monday afternoon on a murder charge.

Police said Smith admitted to shooting Theron Crawford, who was found with multiple gunshot wounds June 1 in the 5200 block of Colonial Avenue. Crawford died at a hospital.

Smith’s bail has not yet been set, and he does not have an attorney listed in court records.

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He also faces two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of firearm theft; it was unclear whether those charges were related to the same incident.