Fort Worth man shot friend dead because victim didn’t want to share french fries: cops
A man inside a west Fort Worth apartment shot to death a friend who did not want to share an order of french fries with him, police said on Thursday.
The victim was shot in the head about 6 p.m. Wednesday in the apartment near the 9500 block of Jeremiah Drive, Fort Worth police said.
The suspect fled the apartment after the shooting.
Detectives interviewed witnesses and learned that the friends’ argument over the food erupted before the shooting. The detectives have identified the suspect, who lives in the same apartment complex, police said.
Officers searched the area and the suspect’s apartment, but did not find the suspect, whose name the police did not release.
Detectives are actively looking for the suspect.
The homicide victim, whose name and age authorities did not release, was pronounced dead several hours after he was shot at a hospital. He will be identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Police asked anyone with further information to call the department at 817-392-4330. Tips may also be submitted anonymously through Tarrant County Crime Stoppers at 469tips.com or by telephone at 817-469-8477.
This story was originally published January 29, 2026 at 1:01 PM.
