Student, 21, shot dead in street

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DailyKenn.com — Wes Smith, 21, was fatally shot in Fort Worth, TX.

Matthew Purdy, 21, faces a charge of murder.

Reports say the victim was standing in a street when shot. "Purdy ran away from the scene and assaulted a woman as he fled, police said," according to star-telegram.com.

Smith was a junior finance major and had been a football team member.

"Officers were who patrolling the area heard several gunshots and responded to the 3000 block of Bledsoe Street shortly after 1 a.m. Friday, Fort Worth police said in a news release. They found a man lying on the ground who had been struck by gunfire multiple times in his upper body," the report said.