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Man Wanted In Fatal Shooting Over Fender-Bender

Posted at 4:09 PM, Sep 25, 2018
and last updated 2018-09-25 17:09:30-04

Officials said they’re searching for a 42-year-old suspect after a death on Antioch Pike.

According to reports, accused murderer Teodoro Ortiz allegedly killed 27-year-old Jose Luis Vergara Sunday night in a parking lot near Los Paisanos Barra night club.

Warrants have been issued charging Ortiz with criminal homicide and felony aggravated assault.

He was last known to have lived in Greenbrier, and so far, efforts to find him have been unsuccessful.     

Investigators said Vergara was fatally shot during an altercation over a fender-bender. The victim’s 23-year-old friend was also wounded in the ankle during the gunfire.

Anyone with information on Ortiz’s whereabouts has been urged to call Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463.