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Case Description

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Oscar Lavant Payton, a 56-year-old male from Fort Worth, Texas, tragically lost his life on April 30, 2021. Payton was shot in the back of his head and his body was subsequently dragged out of a car and left on the side of a road in a desolate area of west Fort Worth. The incident was discovered when a passerby noticed the body and called 911.

Carlus Qualls, a 52-year-old man, was identified as the primary suspect in Payton's death. Initially, Qualls claimed that another individual in the ...Read More

Victim Details

Oscar Lavant Payton

Male

Black / African American

Fort-worth

TX

2021-04-30

56

Oscar

Lavant Payton

04/11/2026