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Man found shot to death in Waco identified

A 'man down' call turned out to be a victim shot in the back in Waco.

WACO, Texas — Waco Police identified the victim of a fatal shooting as Preston Jerome Scott, 29, of Waco Wednesday morning.

Police said officers were called around 10:45 p.m. Monday for reports of a man down at the intersection of Dallas Street and Carver Avenue. They found Scott laying in the street with a gunshot wound in his back. 

Scott was taken to Baylor Scott and White Hillcrest where he was pronounced dead at 11:30 p.m. 

The case remains under investigation.

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