Fort Worth, Texas

From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram of September 5, 2005

Woman may not be arrested in fatal shooting

Police have not arrested a woman involved in a fatal shooting Saturday because it may have been self-defense, a detective said Sunday.

Thaddeus Prater, 22, was shot once in the neck in an apartment at the Oakwood Apartments, 6351 Vega Drive, homicide detective Mike Carroll said.

Police did not arrest the woman because witnesses said she shot Prater after he forced his way into an apartment she shares with her boyfriend, Carroll said.

The boyfriend had been arguing with Prater and some others outside the apartment before the shooting, Carroll said.

The investigation is continuing, he said.