The Brief
- Jayden Garcia was arrested on a murder charge for the March 1 shooting death of Lyndon Clay outside a Fort Worth venue.
- Police say Garcia bragged about the killing and led investigators to the Glock 9mm pistol used in the crime.
- Investigators recovered over 100 spent shell casings at the scene and are still looking into the other gunmen involved.
FORT WORTH, Texas – A teenager charged in a fatal shooting, outside a Fort Worth after-hours venue, allegedly bragged about killing the victim and later directed investigators to the gun used in the slaying, according to a recently released arrest affidavit.
Fort Worth after-hours club shooting arrest
What we know:
18-year-old Jayden Garcia was arrested on a murder charge in the March 1 shooting death of 19-year-old Lyndon Clay, according to court records.
The arrest affidavit alleges Garcia admitted details of the shooting to others and that forensic testing later linked a Glock 9mm pistol recovered during the investigation to the bullet recovered during Clay’s autopsy.
Police details from the March 1 slaying of Lyndon Clay
What they’re saying:
Fort Worth police were dispatched about 3:40 a.m. March 1 to the 1200 block of Northwest 35th Street after reports of a shooting. Officers found Clay suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest outside the venue, where investigators estimated 100 to 200 people had gathered. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Two additional shooting victims were treated at area hospitals, including one person struck in the face while leaving the venue in a vehicle.…