Billy Ray Phifer Jr., 22, was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds on July 19, 2021, at Bella Vida Apartments in Southeast Dallas. The Dallas Fire Department pronounced him dead at the scene. Phifer’s death was recorded as the 116th homicide in Dallas that year.

A 24-year-old man, Cedric Lionel Kidd, was arrested in connection with the killing and held in Dallas County Jail after being taken into custody at a Dallas apartment complex. Police have not released a motive. Detective Boz Rojas is assigned to the investigation and authorities are asking anyone with information to come forward.

Phifer is remembered by family as a loved family man and an aspiring entrepreneur. Does anyone in the area have information about what happened at Bella Vida Apartments on July 19, 2021?