Second arrest made in deadly Fort Worth nightclub gang-related shooting

The Brief

  • A second suspect, Jason Nash, has been arrested in connection with the deadly gang-related shooting that occurred in Fort Worth’s West 7th Entertainment District on October 5.
  • Nash faces charges including murder, evading arrest, and tampering with evidence, following a police operation to track him down in South Fort Worth.
  • One person, 31-year-old Patrique Allen, died and five others were injured in the incident, which investigators believe was gang-related.

FORT WORTH, Texas A second murder suspect has been arrested in connection with a shooting that left one person dead and five others injured in a shooting in the West 7th Entertainment District in Fort Worth on Oct. 5.

West 7th Entertainment District Shooting

The backstory:

Officers responded to a shooting call in the 3000 block of Bledsoe Street, near West 7th Street, around 1:40 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5. First responders found 31-year-old Patrique Allen inside a nightclub with a gunshot wound to his upper torso. He was dead when officers arrived.

Five other shooting victims were taken by ambulance and private vehicles to nearby hospitals for medical treatment.

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