Fort Worth woman who shot man during violent argument gets 40 years in prison
Editor’s note: This story has been edited to reflect questions about whether Tujuan McIntosh was the father of Imelia Garrett’s child.
A 31-year-old woman who shot a man to death last year was sentenced Thursday to 40 years in prison.
Tujuan McIntosh, 35, died of multiple gunshot wounds Jan. 21, 2017, a few hours after he was shot inside the New Start nightclub on Miller Avenue, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner.
Police arrested Imelia Garrett, of Fort Worth, a few days later.
When officers responded to the shooting call at the New Start Club they found McIntosh inside the bar with gunshot wounds. Garrett was not there, according to published reports.
McIntosh was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Police said Garrett and McIntosh, who had a child together, were arguing when Garrett shot Tujuan.
McIntosh’s relatives testified during Garrett’s trial that they did not believe Tujuan McIntosh was the child’s father, according to a statement from the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office. Witnesses also testified that a paternity test was never performed concerning the child, the statement said.
This story contains information from Star-Telegram archives
This story was originally published November 16, 2018 at 10:09 AM.
