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Lemarques Darden, 18, Charged in Fort Worth Killing After French Fry Dispute

Police describe the case as an isolated incident posing no ongoing public threat.

Overview

  • Darden is accused of shooting 19-year-old Jarvis Davis in the head inside a west Fort Worth apartment on Jan. 28.
  • The Tarrant County Medical Examiner identified Davis and ruled his death a gunshot wound to the head after he died hours later at a hospital.
  • Investigators say the confrontation began when Davis refused to share his French fries, and witnesses reported seeing the suspect flee with a handgun.
  • Darden was arrested in Tyler nearly two weeks later and is now being held in the Tarrant County Jail, according to FOX 4.
  • Police and records indicate the two were friends and neighbors in the same apartment complex, and multiple people, including children, witnessed the shooting.