A man allegedly killed during an late night altercation has been identified as a young father.
Samuel Allen, 22, was driven to hospital by a friend after he was allegedly stabbed in the stomach outside a home in Mudgee in central-west NSW shortly before 11pm on Saturday night.
The father-of-one died in hospital a short time later.
Homicide detectives spent much of Sunday examining the cordoned off crime scene in Gladstone Street as a manhunt for Mr Allen’s alleged attacker was launched.
Witnesses were also interviewed.
On Sunday afternoon, a man, 28 was arrested by Queensland Police after he attended Toowoomba Police Station.
NSW detectives are currently on route to Queensland to apply for an extradition warrant in court on Monday.
News of Mr Allen’s death has sparked an outpouring of tributes in the close-knit country town.
Those close to Mr Allen vowed to ensure his little boy always knows how much his dad loved him.
‘Words can not describe the way many hearts are feeling!’ one friend wrote.
‘The way you would always light up a room anytime you’d walk in one! You’d always make people laugh no matter what.
‘We have some of the best memories, best laughs and I’ll cherish them forever!’
Another wrote: ‘Forever in our hearts taken too soon. Words can’t explain how shocked I was when I heard you were gone, Will always remember you. Rest easy.’
Investigations by Strike Force Dunedin – a task force set up to investigate Mr Allen’s death continues.
Anyone with information or dashcam in the vicinity of Gladstone Street between 10.30pm to 10.50pm on Saturday night is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.