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Man charged with murder asked deputies to handcuff him after deadly shooting near Wells Branch

Court records show 32-year-old George Nickerius Nolden admitted to shooting someone after he asked to be handcuffed.

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas — The man accused of killing another man near Wells Branch has been arrested, according to the Travis County Sheriff's Office.

An affidavit obtained by KVUE identified 32-year-old George Nickerius Nolden, from Waco, as the suspect in Sunday night's deadly shooting along Wells Branch Parkway near I-35.

Nolden allegedly flagged down a sheriff's office deputy while he was standing next to a red Nissan Sentra that was blocking the lanes of traffic. Nolden then walked up to the deputy and asked to be handcuffed and detained.

The affidavit says the deputy noticed blood on Nolden's pants, which led to Nolden telling the deputy that he shot someone who was in the back seat of the Nissan.

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Deputies found Nahiean Wright unresponsive and slumped over in the back seat with multiple gunshot wounds. Wright was taken to St. David's Round Rock hospital where he later died.

Nolden told deputies that he shot Wright in self-defense after Wright became angry and pointed a gun at him. Nolden told deputies he had two guns and that Wright had his own weapon. After further investigation, only one gun was found inside the car along with several casings.

Nolden remains in Travis County jail after being charged with murder. He's being held on a $100,000 bond.

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