FORT WORTH, Texas — One person has been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting in Fort Worth on Friday, police said.
Fort Worth police said in an update Saturday that the suspect, who is a family member of the shooting victim, was arrested without incident at a residence in Valdosta, Ga. by the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office.
The shooting happened at approximately 2:25 p.m. Friday in the 4400 block of Chesapeake Bay Drive in Fort Worth, police said. Fort Worth PD said officers found the victim dead in a front yard with apparent gunshot wounds to his upper body.
Medical personnel attempted life-saving measures, but were unsuccessful, police said Friday. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner later identified the victim as 54-year-old Gene Bass.
According to FWPD, the suspect reportedly drove up to the home and fired multiple shots at the victim before driving away.
Lowndes County jail records show Xavier Bass was booked on Saturday with "hold for Tarrant Co. TX" listed as his charge.
WFAA has reached out to the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office for more details regarding the arrest.
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