Fort Worth man identified as victim shot to death in bar; suspect arrested
A Fort Worth man shot to death Saturday night in a bar has been identified as Manuel Contreras, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office website on Monday.
Contreras, 43, died from multiple gunshot wounds and his death was a homicide, according to a ruling by officials with the medical examiner’s office.
A suspect was in custody Monday on a murder charge in connection with the shooting, according to jail records. Andres Argumedo, 42, of Everman, was arrested and was being held in the Tarrant County Jail on $200,000 bond.
At about 9:30 p.m. Saturday, officers received a shooting call to La Botica Bar in the 3700 block of Hemphill Street. They found a man lying on the floor inside the bar with a gunshot wound, Fort Worth police Officer Ivan Gomez said on Sunday.
The victim had been in an argument with the suspect who shot him, police said. The suspect fled from the bar in a car before later being taken into custody.
The victim died at a local hospital.
This story was originally published January 20, 2020 at 7:16 AM.
