On the evening of June 15, 2025, Jaylan Lemore Sharp, 25, a Black male from Fort Worth, was shot and killed during a confrontation on the 8400 block of Asheville Lane in south Fort Worth. Police say an argument among young men in the street escalated into a physical struggle; during that fight, one of the victims produced a rifle and at least one shot was fired as the two grappled for the weapon.
A third person at the scene then drew a handgun and fired multiple times, striking both Jaylan Lemore Sharp, 25, male, and 16-year-old Billy Gipson. Jaylan Lemore Sharp, 25, male, died at the scene; Gipson was taken by private vehicle toward an ambulance, then transported to a hospital where he also died. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner and multiple local outlets confirmed the identities and sequence of events.
Detectives quickly focused on the third person who intervened with the handgun. By the next day, June 16, officers arrested 17-year-old Marquavius Hunt on a charge of capital murder of multiple persons in connection with the shooting that killed Jaylan Lemore Sharp, 25, male, and Billy Gipson. According to reporting that cites an arrest-warrant affidavit, investigators believe the initial struggle over the rifle preceded the handgun gunfire and that the suspect left the scene with others before being stopped by police; Hunt was booked that morning. Authorities emphasized the double killing was one of several unrelated violent incidents across the city that day, but in this case, an arrest was made and the capital-murder charge was filed.
The deaths of Jaylan Lemore Sharp, 25, male, and Billy Gipson were part of a spasm of Father's Day violence that prompted assurances from Fort Worth police that investigators were pursuing each case independently while increasing patrols where the shootings occurred. Memorial pages and community posts later marked the date and location for Jaylan Lemore Sharp, 25, male, reflecting the loss to his family and the broader community.
