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Woman faces murder charge in deadly shooting in South Dallas, police say

Police said Erica Polk, 37, returned to the shooting scene after the victim was pronounced dead.
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A woman faces a murder charge after shooting and killing a man in South Dallas, police say.

Around 8:45 p.m. Thursday, officers were called to a reported shooting in the 3200 block of Hamilton Avenue. When they arrived at the scene, they found 65-year-old Ernest Berry with a gunshot wound, police officials said.

Dallas Fire-Rescue pronounced Berry dead at the scene.

Police said they arrested 37-year-old Erica Polk after she returned to the scene. They did not release additional details about her connection to the incident.

She was taken to the Dallas County jail where she was booked on a murder charge, police said. 

A Dallas County judge will set her bond.

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