Man fatally shot ex-girlfriend as they argued at her workplace, Tarrant authorities say
As their relationship collapsed, a 23-year-old man fatally shot his girlfriend at her workplace near Haslet, law enforcement authorities alleged Wednesday as they announced they were searching for him.
Michael Walker Jr. and Atiyeh Chatmon, also 23, talked by telephone Tuesday evening, and the conversation erupted into an argument, the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office said. After the call, Walker arrived at the business where Chatmon worked and continued to argue with her.
He shot her in the chest, the sheriff’s office alleged, and left the scene.
The couple’s relationship ended over the weekend, the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office said.
“We have our team of investigators on this. We know who he is, and we are working every angle to locate him and bring him to justice,” Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn wrote in a statement.
Chatmon, who lived in Fort Worth, was shot in the 1900 block of Golden Heights Road about 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. She died during surgery about two hours later.
Someone who knows Walker’s location should call the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office at 817-884-1213.
The office where Chatmon was shot is in a development in north Tarrant County called the Fort Worth Design District.
At the center of the development are the Box Office Warehouse Suites, commercial buildings constructed from shipping containers. The victim was shot in one of those offices.
It was not clear which business employed Chatmon. A representative of the office complex declined to comment Wednesday.
The district is “a business enclave made for creative entrepreneurs in fashion, design, architecture, technology, and other fields that prize both design and aesthetics. About 40 acres, Fort Worth Design District features retail shop spaces, studios and workshops, showrooms, light industrial spaces for makers, distributors and manufacturers and office suites,” according to its website.
This story was originally published March 4, 2020 at 3:07 PM.
