Edgar Yahirt Salgado, 44, was fatally shot inside El Gallito Copeton Night Club, 3202 North Main Street in Fort Worth, on May 19, 2024, at about 4:00 a.m. Police say Salgado had a verbal and physical altercation earlier that morning with several people at the club, then later confronted the same group and an exchange of gunfire occurred. Salgado suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Fort Worth police identified four persons of interest on the nightclub’s surveillance footage: two Hispanic males, possibly known as Julio and Gabriel, and two Hispanic females. All four were seen leaving in a gray sedan. No arrests have been made and the investigation remains active. This was the second fatal shooting at the venue within two weeks; Arnulfo Mauricio was killed there on May 12, 2024.

Salgado was born September 23, 1979, in Sombrerete, Zacatecas, and had lived in Fort Worth for 24 years. He is survived by his children Maritza, Edgar Y. Kevin, Laura, and Sophia; his parents Jose Salgado and Margarita Estrada; and his siblings Oscar, Yazmin, and Wendolyn. Anyone with information about the incident or the people in the surveillance footage is asked to contact investigators.