{"id":396025,"date":"2026-08-03T01:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T01:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/396025\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T01:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T01:30:10","slug":"fort-worth-police-asks-for-help-finding-homicide-suspect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/396025\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Worth police asks for help finding homicide suspect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/J Scott_fitted (1).png\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" title=\"Fort Worth police are asking for the public\u2019s assistance to get any information related to a homicide after 42-year-old Jonathan Wayne Scott was killed in June at an after-hours block party.\" alt=\"Fort Worth police are asking for the public\u2019s assistance to get any information related to a homicide after 42-year-old Jonathan Wayne Scott was killed in June at an after-hours block party.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Fort Worth police are asking for the public\u2019s assistance to get any information related to a homicide after 42-year-old Jonathan Wayne Scott was killed in June at an after-hours block party.<\/p>\n<p>            Fort Worth Police Department<\/p>\n<p>Fort Worth police are <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article316122623.html\">asking for the public\u2019s assistance<\/a> to get any information related to a homicide where a 42-year-old man was killed in June at an after-hours block party.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Wayne Scott died of a gunshot wound to the head, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Officers responded about 4:30 a.m. June 14 to the shooting at 2303 S. Riverside Drive at a vacant lot across the street from the GLT nightclub, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Police said several<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/fortworthpd\/status\/2083202597834436882?s=46\"> hundred people were at<\/a> the party where officers found Scott, also known as \u201cBlacc,\u201d dead. A 19-year-old man also suffered a gunshot wound to his leg, according to a Fort Worth police incident report.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators determined that an argument broke out during which a person pulled out a gun and fired several shots, hitting the two victims, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the suspected shooter fled the scene before officers arrived. No arrests have been announced.<\/p>\n<p>Tipsters are asked to contact Detective Douglas Day at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/news\/local\/crime\/tel:817-392-4341\">817-392-4341<\/a>, or by email at douglas.day@fortworthtexas.gov. Anonymous tips can be made by contacting Crime Stoppers of Tarrant County at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/news\/local\/crime\/tel:817-469-8477\">817-469-8477<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published August 2, 2026 at 5:54 PM.<\/p>\n<p>        Related Stories from  Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/profile\/294400689\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ST_Shambhavi Rimal.jpeg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Shambhavi Rimal\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/profile\/294400689\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shambhavi Rimal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n<p>            Shambhavi covers crime, law enforcement and other breaking news in Fort Worth and Tarrant County. She graduated from the University of North Texas and previously covered a variety of general assignment topics in West Texas. 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