Crime & Safety
Man Arrested After Threatening To 'Go Downtown And Shoot Everybody'
In the video, Murphy claimed that he owned a shotgun, and had bought another firearm.
May 9, 2023
FORT WORTH — The Fort Worth Police Department arrested Zyshon Murphy, 22, after he posted a video saying he was "going into downtown and shooting everybody," on May 7.
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The department was notified of the video circulating social media the morning of May 5. Later that afternoon, the video went viral, and the department received numerous other reports from people living in Tarrant County and even from those outside the city and from outside of Texas.
In the video, Murphy claimed that he owned a shotgun, and had bought another firearm. Investigators from the department's tactical intelligence division worked with the initial individual that reported the post to identify the subject.
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