A Texas man was arrested for allegedly shooting his fiancee dead near her Houston apartment just days after he proposed to her on New Year’s Eve.

Kendrick Akins, 39, was taken into custody by authorities on Saturday evening hours after he arrived at a Houston police station for questioning in the afternoon.

Investigators say he fatally shot 33-year-old Dominic Jefferson in the parking lot of her apartment building on Holly View Drive during an argument at around midnight on Saturday.

One neighbor overheard the couple argue and came outside to help the woman, police told the Houston Chronicle.

Akins allegedly fired a shot at the neighbor, but missed, according to police.

Kendrick Akins, 39, proposed to his girlfriend on New Year's Eve (pictured). Just days later, he allegedly murdered her

Kendrick Akins (left), 39, was arrested on Saturday evening. Houston police say he fatally shot his fiancee, Dominic Jefferson (right), at around midnight just hours earlier

The shooting took place in the parking lot in front of Jefferson's apartment in Houston at around midnight on Saturday

Witnesses at the apartment complex told police they saw Akins shoot Jefferson

Police arrived at the scene and found Jefferson’s body on the ground next to a car with its door still open.

Akins had left the parking lot by the time officers arrived, according to the Chronicle.

Police said they began searching for Akins after he was identified by witnesses as the victim’s fiance.

Akins then went to a police station to speak with investigators. At the time he arrived at the station, he was considered a person of interest rather than a suspect.

The shooting took place just days after Jefferson posted video on her Facebook showing the live stream of Akins proposing to her on New Year's Eve

Jefferson is seen above wearing her engagement ring while holding the t-shirt that her fiance wore when he asked her to marry him

Jefferson posted photos on Facebook showing off her engagement ring. 'I just feel like crying God I never new [sic] I would be happy and getting married soon to some one who loves me for me all me my crazy my good and my bad and my pasts,' she wrote

‘Nobody deserves to die like that,’ Jefferson's sister, Charmone Onyeije, told KHOU-TV.

‘I’m not going to let her die in vain, but I am going to celebrate her life as we know it.’

Jefferson’s family said the couple had been together for about three months. During that time, they had never heard of any problems in the relationship, according to KHOU-TV.

Police said they are searching for surveillance videos from the area for more evidence.

Akins live streamed his proposal to Jefferson on Facebook on New Year’s Eve.

Family and friends posted tributes to Jefferson on Facebook

Video posted to Facebook shows Akins wear a white t-shirt with the words ‘Dominic will you marry me?’ written on the front.

In the video, Jefferson is wearing a blindfold and is seated on a couch in what appears to be a living room.

Akins then proposes to her by revealing an engagement ring.

Jefferson posted video and photos on New Year’s Eve to document the joyous occasion.

‘Happy new years to us 2020 it’s up there,’ she wrote in a post.

According to her Facebook account, Akins worked as a cashier at Wendy’s. Jefferson owned a company called All About BLACC Enterprises, which promoted live shows and events.