TX Man Raymond Ford ID’d As Suspect In Tuesday Beaumont Murder Of Teen Sister-In-Law Valerie King

BEAUMONT, TX. (THECOUNT) — Raymond Avery Ford, of Beaumont, Texas, has been identified as the suspect accused of the murder of his teenage sister-in-law, Valerie Jacob King, Tuesday night.

Ford, 28, was taken into custody as police investigate a fatal shooting of 19-year-old King in Beaumont Tuesday night.

According to officials, police responded to a report of shots fired in the area of 4300 South 4th Street around 11 p.m. Tuesday. When they arrived, King was found suffering from gunshot injuries.

Investigators believe Ford shot King during a family disturbance. He was taken into custody with further incident.

His bond is set at $1 million.

A Beaumont man, with with same name as the suspect, was forced to post to Facebook to inform friends and family members that he was not involved nor related to the victim in the fatal incident:

The shooting remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Beaumont is a city in southeastern Texas. It’s known for the Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum, a recreated town showing life in the early 1900s, at the start of the Texas oil boom. Downtown, the early-20th-century McFaddin-Ward House, now a museum, reflects the wealth of the family who lived there. The Art Museum of Southeast Texas and the Dishman Art Museum showcase regional and national contemporary art – wikipedia.