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20-year-old man accused in shooting that left another man dead on street in Fort Worth

A 20-year-old man was arrested Sunday in connection with the Nov. 11 fatal shooting of another man in east Fort Worth, according to jail records.
A 20-year-old man was arrested Sunday in connection with the Nov. 11 fatal shooting of another man in east Fort Worth, according to jail records.

A 20 year-old man was booked into jail Sunday night in connection with a Nov. 11 fatal shooting in east Fort Worth that left another man dead on street.

Fort Worth police have not released any information on a motive.

Jail records identified the suspect as Trevor Johnson, who faces a charge of murder in the shooting death of Ernesto Gomez, 20, of Fort Worth.

Johnson, also of Fort Worth, was booked into the Fort Worth Jail just before 8:30 p.m. Sunday.

Gomez died from a gunshot wound to his head and his death was ruled a homicide, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office website.

Officers were dispatched to a shooting call in the 4300 block of Panola Avenue on the night of Nov. 11.

A 911 caller stated their brother was shot and was in the middle of the street, according to a preliminary police report.

Police found the man with apparent gunshot wounds on his upper body and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Homicide detectives identified everyone involved in the shooting that night, but an arrest was not made until Sunday.

This story was originally published November 21, 2022 at 6:02 AM.

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Domingo Ramirez Jr.
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Domingo Ramirez Jr. was a breaking news reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and spent more than 35 years in journalism.
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