{"id":161889,"date":"2026-02-12T18:04:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T18:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/161889\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T18:04:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T18:04:06","slug":"34-year-old-man-identified-as-person-who-died-in-fort-worth-motel-parking-lot-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/161889\/","title":{"rendered":"34-year-old man identified as person who died in Fort Worth motel parking lot shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 34-year-old man was identified as the person who died Tuesday night after being shot multiple times in the parking lot<\/a> of a Fort Worth<\/a> motel.<\/p>\n

Markell Shariff Smith died of a gunshot wound to the chest at 11:36 p.m. in the parking lot, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

Fort Worth police responded to reports of a shooting at Central Motel at 5800 E. Lancaster Avenue around 11:18 p.m., according to a previous statement.<\/p>\n

A man, identified as Smith, was found shot multiple times at the location, police said. <\/p>\n

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Investigators determined Smith and an unidentified man were in the parking lot when a disturbance occurred. The man then shot Smith, police said.<\/p>\n

No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting.<\/p>\n

Fort Worth police ask anyone with information on the shooting to contact the department at 817-392-4222. Tips may also be submitted anonymously through Tarrant County Crime Stoppers by visiting 469tips.com<\/a> or calling 817-469-8477.<\/p>\n

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