UPDATED: One man dead, another in custody after fatal early morning shooting in north Fargo

FARGO—The Fargo Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that happened about 1:15 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, outside a residence in the 1300 block of Eighth Ave. N. The area is a block northwest of Family Fare supermarket.

Police taped off about a half block around the Pershing Park apartment building. The neighborhood remained quiet throughout Saturday.

According to a police department news release sent at 2:13 a.m., officers were dispatched to the scene, where they discovered an adult male victim who had been shot and killed. His name has not been released.

The suspected shooter, identified as Tyreik Taylor-Roberts, who resides at the address, was taken into custody without incident.

Taylor-Roberts, 24, was a one-time employee of Deek’s Pizza and

was interviewed by The Forum in February of 2021

about increased pizza orders during a Super Bowl in the middle of the pandemic.

A weapon believed to have been used in the shooting was recovered at the scene.

Police said Taylor-Roberts admitted to being the shooter. He has been booked into the Cass County Jail under a murder charge.

According to the news release, police said circumstances surrounding the incident are still unclear. Fargo Police secured the area and are investigating the incident. No further information is available at this time.

Police ask for the public’s patience as officers gather the facts.

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