Kevonte Williams was arrested on suspicion of murder in the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Jacouryan Johnson, who was shot in the chest in Fort Worth.
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How the Violence Unfolded
A gathering took place outside a strip mall near Miller Avenue. According to the station's reporting, officers responded to the intersection of Miller Avenue and Hardeman Street at about 1:45 a.m. Witnesses told police a fight broke out between two women, a man became involved, and someone sprayed the crowd with pepper spray.
Officers found Johnson near the intersection with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital, where he died in an operating room, according to the same station's reporting.
Arrest
The station reported that Williams, 28, was booked into the city jail on suspicion of murder.
Fort Worth’s Violence-Prevention Efforts
The City of Fort Worth’s One Second Collaborative 2025 Recovery Plan reported that, as of 05/31/25, 52 partner nonprofit crime-prevention programs were operating to address youth gun violence. That activity count does not establish an effect on Johnson’s case or, by itself, identify whom the programs served or what outcomes they achieved.
Williams was arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with Johnson's death.
