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The Fort Worth Police Department is investigating a fatality accident that occurred overnight yesterday in the 7200 block of Camp Bowie Blvd in southwest Fort Worth.

Traffic investigators say a vehicle was driving northbound on Benbrook Highway (Highway 377) when the driver failed to negotiate a curb in the traffic circle where Benbrook Highway, Camp Bowie Blvd, Southwest Blvd, and Alta Mere Drive meet. The driver lost control after his vehicle hit a curb. The vehicle crashed off the roadway and hit a metal pole in the parking lot of 7200 Camp Bowie Blvd.

The driver of the vehicle was pronounced deceased at the scene by MedStar paramedics at around 12:14AM on Thursday.

He has been identified as a 19-year-old man from Fort Worth.

The Dallas Police Department has formally requested assistance from state law enforcement agencies, subsequently approved by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, following a spike in violent crimes across the city.

The Texas Department of Public Safety will be sending numerous resources, including special agents and troopers, to assist with investigative operations, gang operations, and air support. Two helicopters and two patrol planes will also be readily available to the City of Dallas, if needed. DPS-101 is a local helicopter based in Mesquite, which assists Dallas Police Department from time to time. The Dallas Police Department also maintains an air division with a helicopter and flight officers that provides patrols and air support to ground officers on a daily basis.

Dallas Police say the DPS assistance will be investigative in nature. They will not be involved in field operations or enforcement.

“Recently, there has been an uptick in violence surrounding entertainers that cross multi-jurisdictional lines,” said the Dallas PD in a statement. Rapper Mo3 was shot and killed in what’s being called a targeted attack along Interstate 35E on Wednesday, November 11th. Following Mo3’s murder, a fellow rapper called Boosie Badazz was shot and injured after someone opened fire into his vehicle at the Big T Plaza, 4515 Village Fair Drive, on November 14th. Reports say Boosie was shot in the leg and suffered a non-life-threatening wound, although police say he is refusing to cooperate with their investigation into who shot him.

“The rise in violent crime in the city of Dallas is unacceptable, and the Texas Department of Public Safety will assist the Dallas Police Department in their efforts to protect the community and reduce this surge in crime,” said Governor Abbott.

According to the Dallas Police Department’s crime reports, homicide offenses are up 25% year-to-date compared to last year. 235 homicides have occurred this year.

Just before 11:30AM this morning, the Celina Fire Department responded to a house fire near the intersection of Greenway Avenue and Emilia Drive. Firefighters reported heavy smoke showing from the house on arrival.

Multiple law enforcement officers were called to the scene after a gunman was reported in the area. Unconfirmed reports indicate the suspect may have been actively firing shots.

As firefighters made their way inside to control the flames, a deceased victim was located inside the house. It is unknown if the victim died from a gunshot or a fire-related injury.

The gunman was last seen running north away from the fire. As of 2:30PM, he is still on the loose.

Schools in the Celina area are on lockdown while police search for the suspect. Neighboring departments have responded to the scene for assistance. Prosper PD’s SWAT team is on scene.

Expect heavy police activity in the area.

The Carrollton Police Department has arrested a 48-year-old man and charged him with the murder of a 62-year-old Carrollton resident earlier this year.

On February 19th of this year, Carrollton police responded to a shooting investigation on Cannes Drive, where they located a 62-year-old man deceased from a gunshot wound to the head. There was a typed suicide note left beside the man’s body; however, investigators located evidence at the scene to indicate it may not have been a self-inflicted wound.

Over the course of nine months, homicide detectives processed all the evidence and determined that it was a homicide.

The investigation revealed that 48-year-old Keith Todd Ashley, who was the financial advisor to the victim, incapacitated the man, then murdered him in an attempt to gain control of his finances, police say. Ashley visited the home periodically and consulted with the victim on financial matters.

“During the course of the investigation, detectives also identified several other victims of a Ponzi-type scheme Ashley orchestrated,” said Carrollton police.

Mr. Ashley was arrested as his home in Allen on Friday, November 13th on related wire fraud charges. He has also been charged in this murder.

The Fort Worth Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred on Monday evening at an apartment complex on the east side of town.

At around 7:30PM on Monday evening, Fort Worth police were called to a shooting at the Heather Ridge Apartments, 6013 Whitedove Drive. They found a male shot and deceased in his apartment unit.

Police believe a suspect was attempting to rob the man when he was shot and killed. The suspect fled from the scene and is not in custody at this time.

Fort Worth PD’s homicide unit is investigating the incident.

The victim has been identified as a 29-year-old male.

The Richardson Police Department is investigating a fatality accident that occurred overnight Sunday in the 2100 block of East Arapaho Road near North Jupiter Road.

At around 1:30AM, Richardson Fire/EMS and Police were dispatched to the scene for a two-vehicle crash.

Investigators say a driver was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Arapaho Road when he hit another vehicle head-on.

The driver of the wrong-way vehicle, identified as a 51-year-old man, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the other vehicle was transported by Richardson EMS to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

It is unclear why the man was driving the wrong direction on the roadway. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

The Dallas Police Department is investigating the shooting deaths of a man and his daughter that occurred Sunday evening in the Pleasant Grove area.

According to eyewitnesses, a 49-year-old man was approached by three black males at a house in the 2800 block of Kirven Street around 8:30PM last night. During the encounter, the man was shot by a young black male with dreadlocks. All three suspects then jumped into a vehicle and sped off.

The man’s daughter, a 30-year-old woman, jumped into a vehicle and pursued the shooting suspects. At some point during the pursuit, one of the armed suspects shot and killed her. She was found deceased in her vehicle along Jennie Lee Lane, not far from the original crime scene.

Police believe the suspect vehicle is a small four-door sedan, possibly a Honda Civic, with black rims. The vehicle was occupied by three black males.

Dallas Police collected surveillance video of the suspect vehicle and are asking that anyone with information regarding this offense to contact Detective Grubbs with the Dallas Police Department’s Homicide Unit at (469) 540-6377 or david.grubbsjr@dallascityhall.com. Please reference case #204792-2020.

Here is a short video of the suspect vehicle, released by the Dallas Police Department:

The Dallas Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred yesterday morning (Sunday) at a bar in the 8400 block of Harry Hines Blvd, not far from Dallas Love Field airport.

Just before 10:00AM on Sunday morning, police say a 33-year-old man opened fire into a group of people standing in the parking lot of the La Yalorde Bar, 8410 Harry Hines Blvd. Two people were shot in the attack.

Dallas Fire Rescue transported both victims to a local hospital, but they were pronounced deceased from their injuries. Officials have identified them as a 37-year-old female and 35-year-old male.

Officers arrested the 33-year-old suspect and booked him into Dallas County jail on a Capital Murder charge.

The circumstances of the shooting are still under investigation.

The Irving Police Department is investigating a fatality accident that occurred sometime late last week at the interchange of Highway 183 and the President George Bush Turnpike.

At 2:51AM on Friday, November the 13th, a driver called 9-1-1 to report a crashed motorcycle along the ramp from southbound President George Bush Turnpike to westbound Highway 183. The driver of the motorcycle was not located, leading police to believe he or she left the scene after the crash. The motorcycle was towed.

Yesterday (Saturday afternoon), the Irving Police Department was contacted by the Richardson Police Department to assist in a Missing Person investigation that was being conducted by their agency. When Irving officers logged the motorcycle’s license plate, it pinged a relation to the Missing Person investigation.

Officers responded back out to the interchange to conduct another search of the driver in the daylight. At around 2:00PM on Saturday, officers located the body of a man in a grassy median along Highway 183. It was determined he was the motorcyclist who crashed and was reported missing late last week.

Traffic investigators believe the man was driving his motorcycle on the ramp late at night when he veered to the left and hit the wall, ejecting him off the motorcycle and onto the grassy median about 25 feet below.

Police have identified the man as a 46-year-old resident of Joshua.

On Saturday, November 14th at around 7:00PM, the Arlington Police Department responded to a shooting incident at a house in the 6300 block of Brownlee Lane.

Officers arrived at the southeast Arlington home to find a critically injured teenager. Arlington EMS transported him to Medical City Arlington, but he was pronounced deceased a short time after arriving at the facility.

Investigators say the teenager was with two others in a vehicle when the gun went off. While they are still investigating the specific circumstances of the event, it appears the teens were manipulating the firearm when it went off and struck the victim. Police are not ruled out that it may have been the victim who was wielding the gun and accidentally shot himself.

The two other occupants inside the vehicle at the time of the shooting are cooperating with investigators.

The decedent has been identified as a 17-year-old male who lived at the residence.