FORT WORTH, Texas — It's been six months since law enforcement said a fender bender turned into a deadly shootout in Fort Worth.
Business owner and advocate Jin Shin died that day, and four men were later charged with his murder.
According to police, Shin hit another driver while driving on University Boulevard Drive on Aug. 15, 2022. That driver, officials said, then called 911 for help.
That 911 call came as a surveillance camera recorded the traffic accident, law enforcement has since revealed.
The Tarrant County District Attorney said it is now using that same video to clear all men arrested on murder charges relating to the death of the 43-year-old Shin -- including one who was indicted by a grand jury in December.
In 911 call recordings, one of the witnesses on the scene can be heard describing Shin's behavior in the wake of the collision as erratic.
"The man is drunk and he's doing a lot," the caller said. "He's in the middle of the street and he is trying to drive off. If y'all could hurry up, that would be great."
According to a lawyer for Markynn West -- a 28-year-old who was among the four men arrested in September on charges relating to Shin's death, and the only one indicted on a murder charge -- the surveillance footage shows that her client was justified in his actions that night.
West's attorney Lesa Pamplin said that her client was called to the scene by the driver Shin that struck with his car, and that her client worked to keep everyone at the scene calm -- including Shin.
A source close to the investigation said county toxicology tests appear to show Shin had elevated blood alcohol levels and a trace of other drugs at the time of his death.
"I knew he was drunk," West said. "I was helping him. We were talking. He handed me his phone at a point, and I handed it back."
Before police arrived, Shin was caught on video loading a handgun. Shortly afterward, one of the people involved in the fender bender with Shin made a second 911 call.
"He got a gun," the caller said. "He got a gun. He hit us from the back, and he got a gun."
Gunfire can then be heard on the 911 call.
West's attorney Lesa Pamplin, pointing to the surveillance footage, says a case should have never been filed, and that her client was acting in self-defense when he shot and killed Shin.
The DA's office now acknowledges as much, too.
Said Tarrant Count District Attorney Phil Sorrell in a statement this week: "A review of evidence in the case showed that after a minor traffic accident and disagreement, Shin retrieved a handgun and pointed it at those present. West, in defense of himself and others, fired his weapon at Shin, resulting in Shin's death."
The charges against West have now been dropped.
Fighting back tears, West gave the following advice to drivers involved in accidents: "Be as kind as possible, be as kind as possible."
After being charged and indicted for murder, and with a trial looming over his head for months, West is now trying to resume a life of normalcy.
"I'm sorry that these things had to transpire that way," said West. "But I definitely pray for them. I hope everyone can move on."
Family and friends are hoping to help West move on with a fundraiser meant to help cover with his legal bills. West shared that, in order to help make ends meet and cover his attorney's fees, he had to sell his car. Family, friends and even strangers have already donated to his fundraiser.
WFAA reached out to Shin's family for reaction to the charges being dropped against West but has not yet received a response to our request for comment.
In a previous interview, Shin's family demanded justice for his death.
