Crime

19-year-old man killed in east Fort Worth shooting Friday night

A man is dead after a shooting in the 2200 block of Carverly Drive in Fort Worth on Friday night, according to police.

Police received a call around 8 p.m. that there was a shooting in the east Fort Worth neighborhood, police said. When officers arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital, where he died.

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man who was shot as 19-year-old Malik Deandre Sims. An autopsy is pending.

Police have not announced any arrests or publicly identified any suspects. Homicide detectives are investigating the shooting.

This story was originally published June 11, 2022 at 1:08 AM.

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James Hartley
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James Hartley was a news reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from 2019 to 2024
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