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18-Year-Old Arrested on Murder Charge in Fort Worth After French Fries Dispute

An affidavit alleges he shot Jarvis Davis in the head inside a west Fort Worth apartment after an argument over french fries.

Overview

  • Lemarques Darden, 18, was booked into the Fort Worth City Jail on Feb. 9 and charged with murder in the death of 19-year-old Jarvis Davis.
  • Police say the shooting happened Jan. 28 inside an apartment near the 9500 block of Jeremiah Drive; Davis died at a hospital the next day.
  • An arrest warrant affidavit states Davis was shot in the head, and witnesses reported hearing a loud noise before seeing Darden flee with a handgun.
  • Fort Worth police describe the case as an isolated incident and report no ongoing threat to the public.
  • Reporting indicates Darden and Davis were friends and neighbors, and the dispute began when Davis refused to share his fries.