By Bobby Falat
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) – Since August 3, Fargo Police say they have made progress in their search for 20-year-old Tyrque Jones, who is wanted in connection with a deadly downtown shooting.
“Just because Jones has not been arrested yet doesn’t mean that we are lightening up on the investigation angle or on our attempts to apprehend him; we will arrest him,” said Lieutenant Tom Shaw, Fargo Police Department.
The shooting that Jones is allegedly involved in took place just before 2 am on August 3, in the 50 block of Broadway N.
According to Fargo police, Jones shot at three people, killing one person, who has been identified as 19-year-old Azeem Holmes. Fargo police say their search for Jones has gone national.
“We’ve had a number of calls, emails between our investigators and detectives working on this case regarding possible locations for him,” Shaw said. “Again, without giving it away, I’m not going to say which agencies those are.”
Information, such as which agencies are assisting with the search and where Jones might be located, is not being released at this time. Progress has been made in other aspects of the investigation that police can share.
“The case investigation itself, preparing for court, testimony, getting the elements of the crime, the facts regarding the investigation that is going very well,” Shaw said. “Obviously, we would’ve liked to have had Tyrque Jones arrested much sooner, but that isn’t anything we’re letting up on the gas either.”
Fargo police say that while there is no threat to public safety, Jones should still be considered armed and dangerous.
“We should encourage anybody to consider him as such due to the level of crime that he committed here,” Shaw said. “We don’t have any information saying he is no longer armed, so until we get that type of information, we are still encouraging everybody to treat him as armed and dangerous.”
If you have information on Tyrque Jones’ whereabouts or information on this case, you can call the Fargo Police Department at (701) 451-7660.
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