Police have arrested a Philadelphia man in a May 17 murder in Muddy Creek Township.

According to state police, Paris E. Carter, 22, of Downingtown, Chester County, was arrested in Philadelphia in the murder of David A. Hines, 38, of New Castle.

Police did not provide any further information on the arrest.

According to charging documents, there were two other men in the vehicle at the time of the shooting, but it is believed Carter pulled the trigger after an argument between him and Hines.

Hines’ was found May 17 in his vehicle along Portersville Road near Route 422 and Interstate 79 in Muddy Creek Township, according to a state police report.

The vehicle was down a small embankment along the entrance of a mining facility, where police said they found a man with a fatal gunshot wound.

A witness, who passed the vehicle, told the Butler Eagle that they stopped to see if someone was injured in an accident. The witness said May 18 that they saw the body in the passenger seat with the seat belt still on and a gunshot wound to the face.

According to the witness, there were also bloody paper towels strewn about outside the vehicle and a trail of blood leading away from the vehicle. They said the sound system was still playing music.