Billy Smith

Age : 21

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 07/05/2023

Location : Ross Avenue and NW 32nd Street

City : Fort Worth

County : Tarrant County

State : Texas

Agency : Fort Worth Police Department; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during fireworks investigation encounter

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 07/05/2023, Fort Worth police officers and an ATF arson investigator responded to reports of illegal fireworks near Ross Avenue and NW 32nd Street. During the encounter, officers confronted two men, including 21-year-old Billy Smith. Police stated the men had firearms. Officers opened fire, striking both men. Billy Smith died from gunshot wounds. A man and a woman were also located nearby with gunshot wounds and survived. Authorities later referenced ties between one of the deceased men and a motorcycle group; reporting identified that connection as applying to the other deceased man.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/two-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-overnight-in-fort-worth/3289874/
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/police-shooting-fort-worth-texas-july-4-2023/287-c2980091-ffcb-4d6d-a355-1a3d6d3e7e57
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/atf-sends-safety-bulletin-dfw-law-enforcement-outrage-over-fatal-shooting-of-two-men-by-fort-worth-officers/287-5ed263b5-c4fe-4e77-bf0b-2b53f3f0122b