Police said surveillance video showed a bicyclist approach Rudy Jaramillo’s parked vehicle before gunfire, leading investigators to a nearby home.
FORT WORTH, TX — A Fort Worth man faces a murder charge in the fatal shooting of his 44-year-old neighbor after investigators said surveillance video showed a person on a bicycle approach the victim’s parked vehicle and open fire.
Jose Alfonso Escamilla was arrested Aug. 10 in connection with the death of Rudy Jaramillo, who was found shot inside a vehicle in the 5600 block of Talons Crest Circle in northwest Fort Worth. The shooting happened the night of Aug. 9 and was followed by a police response involving a barricaded suspect. Escamilla has been charged with murder, but the charge is an allegation and has not been proven in court.
Fort Worth police said Northwest Division officers were sent to the 5600 block of Talons Crest Circle at about 8:40 p.m. after receiving a shooting call. Investigators later reviewed surveillance recordings from the area as they worked to determine what happened before Jaramillo was killed.
According to an arrest warrant affidavit reported by local news organizations, surveillance footage from neighboring homes and Jaramillo’s family showed a person wearing dark clothing riding a bicycle behind Jaramillo’s vehicle at about 8:44 p.m. Investigators said the bicyclist approached the vehicle and fired several shots before leaving. Other video showed a bicyclist returning to a nearby residence shortly after gunshots were heard.
Investigators identified Escamilla as the adult male living at that residence through police records and vehicle registration information, according to the affidavit. Police later served a search warrant at the home. Escamilla, his mother and his younger sister were taken in for questioning as investigators continued gathering evidence.
The affidavit said Escamilla’s mother told investigators that her son regularly wore black clothing and owned bicycles and firearms. She also described tension involving neighbors and surveillance cameras. Investigators said Escamilla acknowledged owning firearms but told detectives that he had not recently left his home or ridden a bicycle. Police also reported that the clothing Escamilla wore during the interview was similar to clothing seen on the person in surveillance footage. Those details are part of the police account supporting the charge and have not been established at trial.
The killing came amid reports of earlier tensions in the neighborhood. CBS News Texas reported that neighbor Aryn Harde said her family and others had raised concerns about Escamilla’s behavior before Jaramillo’s death, including concerns involving surveillance cameras and privacy. Those accounts describe disputes involving other residents and do not establish a motive in Jaramillo’s killing.
Jaramillo’s widow, Casandra Jaramillo, told FOX 4 that she and her husband had not been involved in an argument with Escamilla before the shooting. She said her husband had been parking a vehicle when he was shot. Investigators had not publicly established a motive in the killing in the reports reviewed for this story.
Police activity after the shooting included a standoff involving a barricaded suspect before Escamilla was taken into custody. Subsequent reporting said he remained in the Tarrant County Jail on a $250,000 bond. NBC 5 reported later in August that Fort Worth police continued investigating the case and were examining a history of disputes described by both Escamilla and people who had lived nearby.
Escamilla remains accused, not convicted, of Jaramillo’s killing. The investigation and criminal case will determine whether prosecutors can prove the murder allegation, while the precise reason for the shooting had not been publicly established in the verified reporting reviewed for this article.
Author note: Last updated September 23, 2026.