Fort Worth highway shooting suspect charged with murder after leaving teen brain-dead

Fort Worth shooting suspect leaves teen brain-dead

A road rage shooting in Fort Worth left a teenager brain-dead and a man charged with murder. FOX 4's Peyton Yager has more on what led to the shooting.

FORT WORTH, Texas - An arrest warrant affidavit reveals key details about the Saturday shooting on Mansfield Highway that left a juvenile victim brain-dead.

Mansfield Highway shooting

Jose Camargo Madrigal, 41

An arrest affidavit states that on Saturday, May 23, 41-year-old Jose Camargo Madrigal's vehicle and another vehicle were involved in a collision on Mansfield Highway around 11:30 p.m. 

The two vehicles stopped at a red light near Mansfield Highway and Seminary Drive, where Camargo Madrigal allegedly began firing into the victim's vehicle before fleeing.

A 17-year-old was shot in the head and is no longer exhibiting brain activity, and is not expected to survive. The victim was later identified as 17-year-old Geovani Rocha. 

Geovani Rocha

His family tells FOX 4's Peyton Yager he just finished his junior year at Dunbar High School in Fort Worth, and had been out getting food with his brother and friend at the time of the shooting.

Police identified Camargo Madrigal as the suspect and found his vehicle parked in the backyard of a nearby residence. A car that later left the residence ran a stop sign, and police found Camargo Madrigal in the backseat after pulling the vehicle over.

Camargo Madrigal told police he and his family were driving to pick up baby formula at the time of the incident. His son was driving the vehicle and Camargo Madrigal was in the passenger seat.

The firearm used was later recovered at the suspect's residence.

Camargo Madrigal was initially charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was additionally charged with murder after the victim was legally declared brain-dead.

What they're saying:

"We say all the time that gun violence is no way to solve any type of argument."

Fort Worth Police officer Buddy Calzada said the department was able to locate Camargo Madrigal's vehicle through license plate readers, witnesses and aerial footage.

"The investigation is far from over," Calzada told FOX 4's Peyton Yager. We are going to go through both vehicles now that we have the suspect vehicle as well to see if there were any other weapons or anything else that led up to this violence."

What's next:

Now that Camargo Madrigal has been charged with murder, homicide detectives will take over the investigation.

Camargo Madrigal has been transferred to the Tarrant County Jail.

What you can do:

A GoFundMe has been set up to support Rocha's family, which you can find here.