City Council Approves New Downtown Development Project•Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Dallas-Fort Worth AreaCity Council Approves New Downtown Development Project•Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Fort Worth's event calendar is anchored by the Stockyards — Billy Bob's Texas and Tannahill's Music Hall run live music seven nights a week. The city hosts several major annual events: Fort Worth Stockyards Championship Rodeo every weekend, the Fort Worth Arts Festival in the Cultural District, and Main Street Fort Worth's seasonal festivals. The Tandy Center and Sundance Square keep downtown Fort Worth active with after-work events and food truck gatherings year-round.
Two people have been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old man at a Fort Worth apartment complex earlier this month, according to police and jail records.Fort Worth police responded to a reported shooting at about 11:41 p.m. on July 14 in the 1400 block of Carol Oaks Lane. Officers found a man in the parking lot suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Despite lifesaving efforts by police and firefighters, he was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after midnight.The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office identified the victim as Torrey Jaden Marshall, 18. The medical examiner ruled his death a homicide caused by a gunshot wound to the right thigh.Police have not released details about what led to the shooting. The investigation remains ongoing.Police initially said several people at the scene were detained while homicide detectives investigated. Jail records show 17-year-old Gerald Chamberlain was booked into the Tarrant County Jail on July 21 on a murder ch
A lot of Fort Worth social media users have gone from “I back the blue!” to “I back the blue, but …” since the blue was captured on video trying to keep a street preacher with a bullhorn from possibly interjecting needless drama into a peaceful, celebratory festival. Or worse. From Trinity Pride Fest on the […] The post Back the Blue? Depends appeared first on Fort Worth Weekly.
A suspect is dead after they were shot by police in Fort Worth on Saturday night.At a news conference on Saturday night, Fort Worth Police Chief Eddie Garcia said around 8 p.m. officers located a wanted suspect who had cut off their ankle monitor. That suspect then led police on a short chase to the M&M Inn and Suites in south Fort Worth.Police say the suspect then pulled out a handgun and officers opened fire. The suspect died at the scene. No officers were injured.Chief Garcia says the suspect was on an ankle monitor in connection to a sexual assault against a minor case.A press conference on the shooting is expected to be held next week.Police have not released any details about the suspect, including their name and age.
Fort Worth police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that left a man dead Saturday night after a brief vehicular chase in South Fort Worth ended in gunfire, authorities said.Officer-involved shootingEarly Sunday morning, officials with the Fort Worth Police Department released more information about the shooting. Members of the department's Directed Response Unit were conducting an investigation into a known suspect wanted on an outstanding felony warrant for tampering with an electronic monitoring device around 6:45 p.m., according to a news release from the Fort Worth Police Department.Shortly after 8 p.m., officers spotted the suspect driving a vehicle near Interstate 35 and Risinger Road. When officers activated their emergency lights to initiate a traffic stop, the suspect fled, prompting a short pursuit.The suspect drove into a parking lot near the 100 block of Palette Drive and came to a stop. As officers approached the vehicle and issued verbal commands, the suspect
Fort Worth police shot and killed a man armed with a knife outside a West Fort Worth apartment complex early Sunday morning after he advanced toward officers during a domestic disturbance response.
