Affidavit reveals neighbor dispute over cameras led to fatal Fort Worth shooting, SWAT standoff

The Brief

  • 23-year-old Jose Alfonso Escamilla was arrested and charged with murder in the Sunday night fatal shooting of his neighbor, Rudy Jaramillo.
  • Security footage showed a suspect on a bicycle following Jaramillo’s car, shooting into the parked vehicle, and retreating to Escamilla’s residence.
  • Investigators linked Escamilla to the shooting using matching black apparel, revolver ownership, and a history of neighbor disputes.

FORT WORTH, Texas A 23-year-old man was charged with murder after video footage captured him trailing a neighbor on a bicycle and shooting him multiple times in his parked car, leading to an hours-long SWAT standoff, according to an arrest warrant affidavit released Tuesday.

Man charged with murder in Fort Worth shooting

Timeline:

Jose Alfonso Escamilla was arrested Monday and charged with murder in the fatal shooting of 44-year-old Rudy Jaramillo.

Fort Worth police officers responded around 8:48 p.m. Sunday to the 5600 block of Talons Crest Circle after receiving reports of a shooting. First responders found Jaramillo dead in the driver’s seat of his vehicle, which was parked in the middle of the street in front of his home with several bullet holes.

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