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Fort Worth shooting: Man killed in restaurant parking lot

Published  August 8, 2025 7:04am CDT
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The Brief

    • A man was shot and killed while sitting in a pickup truck outside a restaurant in Fort Worth on Thursday evening.
    • Investigators believe a separate group of people drove up to the vehicle and fired shots at the victim, who was found with multiple gunshot wounds.
    • The victim has not yet been identified.

FORT WORTH, Texas - A man was shot and killed Thursday evening while in a pickup truck outside a Fort Worth restaurant, according to police.

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Fort Worth shooting (FOX 4 Terry Van Sickle)

What we know:

Officers responded to a shooting call just before 10 p.m. at 6150 Ramey Avenue, outside Louisiana Famous Chicken and Seafood. They found a man who had been shot multiple times in the front seat of a vehicle. The victim died at the scene. 

The vehicle he was in rolled into the restaurant after the shooting, causing minor damage.

Giovany Hernandez Tafoya (Fort Worth PD)

Investigators believe a separate group of people drove up and fired shots at the victim. At least one suspect, 17-year-old Giovany Hernandez Tafoya has been arrested and charged with murder.

The Fort Worth police homicide unit is still investigating the shooting.

What we don't know:

The victim's identity has not been released by the medical examiner's office. 

It's unclear if the victim knew the shooter.

The Source: Information in this article comes from Fort Worth police at the scene of the shooting.

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