Crime

Body found in car parked in Fort Worth field; man, 53, had been shot dead, police say

A man who had been shot to death was found on Sunday inside of a car parked in a field in south Fort Worth, authorities said.

The body of Albert Demerson III, 53, of Fort Worth, was discovered in the 4500 block of Miller Avenue, according to The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.

A person reported about 11:30 a.m. to police that he saw a body in a car.

Fort Worth police homicide detectives are investigating the killing, and the police department had not announced an arrest.

This story was originally published October 31, 2021 at 7:05 PM.

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Emerson Clarridge
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Emerson Clarridge covers crime and other breaking news for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He works days and reports on law enforcement affairs in Tarrant County. He previously was a reporter at the Omaha World-Herald and the Observer-Dispatch in Utica, New York.
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