Deadly shooting follows verbal, physical altercation in Fort Worth
FORT WORTH – The Fort Worth Police Department is investigating an altercation that resulted in a deadly shooting.
South Division officers responded to Glasgow Road around 5:45 p.m. Friday, the department said in a news release.
When officers arrived, they found a man shot in his upper torso. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office identified the victim as 22-year-old Jaylon Jermain Jeffery.
Detectives learned that several individuals were involved in a verbal and physical altercation when the suspect fired a single shot at Jeffery, according to police.
Medical personnel attempted life-saving measures, but Jeffery was pronounced dead at the scene.
The suspect left the scene in a vehicle after the shooting. No arrests have been made at this time.
