Police have charged security guard Tyron Henton with murder, but a detailed account of the fatal encounter has not yet been released.
FORT WORTH, Texas — The arrest of a La Gran Plaza security guard on a murder charge has placed new scrutiny on the moments before he allegedly fatally shot a 20-year-old man who police said was smashing a jewelry kiosk inside the Fort Worth shopping center.
Tyron Douglas Henton, 31, was arrested Friday, Oct. 16, two days after the shooting that killed Deavyn Holt. Police have publicly described the broad sequence of events but have not released a detailed explanation of what happened between the two men before gunfire erupted. That gap has become more significant since investigators moved from examining the shooting to accusing Henton of murder.
Fort Worth police said officers were sent to La Gran Plaza in the 4200 block of South Freeway shortly after 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Holt had been using a blunt object to break glass display cases at a jewelry kiosk, according to police. Henton, who was working as an armed security guard, encountered him inside the shopping center.
Police spokesperson Officer Buddy Calzada said after the shooting that Henton fired as Holt was smashing the glass, striking him at least once. Authorities cautioned at the time that the circumstances surrounding the shooting were still being investigated. They did not describe whether Holt approached Henton, threatened him or another person, or what occurred immediately before the weapon was fired.
After being shot, Holt ran out of the shopping center and crossed the parking lot before collapsing near Seminary Drive, police said. Officers and firefighters provided lifesaving aid, including CPR. Medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. No Fort Worth police officer fired a weapon, and no other injuries were reported.
The case changed substantially Friday when police arrested Henton. Fort Worth Police Department booking information lists him on a murder charge and shows that he was transferred to the Tarrant County Jail. The charge is an allegation, and Henton is presumed innocent unless proved guilty in court.
Authorities have not publicly identified the specific evidence that prompted the murder charge. A Fort Worth police spokesperson told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that an affidavit supporting Henton’s arrest was expected to be released the following week. Such a filing could provide a fuller account of investigators’ allegations, although its contents had not been made public as of Saturday.
Other questions also remain unresolved. Police have not provided a detailed description of the blunt object Holt was carrying or publicly explained Henton’s employment arrangement. Local reporting has raised questions about whether he worked directly for the shopping center or for a private security company associated with a business inside it. Authorities had not publicly settled that issue.
Detectives collected evidence and interviewed witnesses after the shooting. Witnesses interviewed by CBS News Texas said they heard multiple gunshots and saw Holt running from the kiosk area, but police have not disclosed which witness statements, surveillance recordings or other evidence were used in reaching the decision to arrest Henton.
The distinction between the suspected theft and the later shooting remains important to the investigation. Police have said Holt was damaging the jewelry kiosk, but that allegation does not by itself explain the circumstances under which Henton fired. The murder charge indicates investigators believe the shooting warrants criminal prosecution, while the evidence supporting that conclusion remains largely outside the public record.
The investigation is continuing, and the expected release of the arrest affidavit could provide the next significant account of what police believe happened inside La Gran Plaza. Until then, key details of the encounter that led from a damaged jewelry kiosk to a fatal shooting and a murder charge remain undisclosed.
Author note: Last updated October 17, 2026.