A late-night dispute in a Fort Worth motel parking lot ended in a fatal shooting that killed 34-year-old Markell Shariff Smith. On February 10, 2026, Fort Worth police responded to reports of gunfire at the Central Motel on East Lancaster Avenue around 11:18 p.m. Officers found Smith suffering from multiple gunshot wounds; the Tarrant County medical examiner pronounced him dead at 11:36 p.m. from a gunshot wound to the chest.

Investigators say Smith and an unidentified man were in the parking lot when a disturbance escalated and the unidentified man shot Smith. No arrests have been announced and the Fort Worth Police Department continues to investigate, asking anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone was in the area that night or has information about the disturbance or the shooter, please share what you know with investigators.