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Fort Worth Homicide Suspect Admits To Shooting, Killing Ex-Girlfriend

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - A man is in custody after admitting to shooting his former girlfriend on Tuesday, June 19.

The suspect, Jamie Devon Brown, was arrested on a capital murder charge in the Longview area.

Jamie Devon Brown
Jamie Devon Brown

Bond is set at $150,000.

Brown was booked into the Gregg County Jail in Longview.

On Tuesday, Fort Worth Police officers responded to a call at 4900 Bellaire Drive S., about a woman lying in the grass. She was dead at the scene with multiple gunshot wounds, police said.

Investigators said Brown provided a statement admitting to shooting the victim.

The victim's identity has not yet been released. Neither have details on a the motive.

 

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