Black Fugitive Arrested for Slaying of White Gun Store Employee

Crime Blog
December 26, 2014

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Eric Peterson was shot and killed while working at a gun-supply store in Fort Worth.

Fort Worth police arrested and charged a man Wednesday with the execution-style slaying of a gun supply store clerk.

Gerry Handsborough Jr., 22, of Fort Worth was arrested Wednesday at his attorney’s office on a charge of murder in the death of Eric Peterson. Bail has not yet been set.

Handsborough was determined to be the same person police originally sought as a person of interest in the surveillance video released after the shooting at Military Gun Supply in the 2900 block of South Cravens Road, near East Loop 820 South.

The video shows a man, determined to be Handsborough, making a purchase from 32-year-old Peterson shortly before he was shot multiple times.

Handsborough has been on the run since Dec. 16 when his family was notified that a warrant was obtained for his arrest, police said.

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Gerry Handsborough Jr. has been arrested for the slaying.