At 4:23pm this afternoon, Fort Worth police responded to a shooting at a home in the 11600 block of Maddie Avenue.
When emergency responders arrived, they located a juvenile victim who was shot.
The victim was transported to a local hospital in unknown condition.
FWPD says their gun violence detectives are actively investigating this incident.
The Irving Police Department is investigating a fatality accident that occurred in the Las Colinas area.
At around 3:30pm, Irving Fire/EMS and Police responded to Spur 348/Northwest Highway near Las Colinas Blvd for a single vehicle crash.
Police say a vehicle was traveling westbound when the driver hit a guardrail and collided with a power pole off the roadway. Impact from the collision snapped the power pole and sparked a fire involving the power lines. The driver was unable to escape from the wrecked vehicle.
Power was knocked out to a portion of Las Colinas for hours until it was restored.
The crash remains under investigation.
At around 3:00am this morning, Cleburne Fire/EMS and Police responded to a major accident with vehicle on fire in the 2300 block of S. Main Street (Highway 174) near Old Foamy Road.
Cleburne police say the crash involved a single vehicle that caught fire after the collision. After firefighters contained the blaze, the body of the driver was located inside.
Lanes of the roadway were closed while police investigated the scene and cleared up the accident.
The crash remains under investigation.
At approximately 12:40 am, Irving police responded to a fatality accident on IH 635.
The accident involved one vehicle that was traveling EB IH 635 that, for an unknown reason, went into the center median. The vehicle flipped numerous times ejecting the driver.
The driver died from their injuries. The passenger was in serious condition at last update.
All lanes EB and WB of IH 635 at SH 161 President George Bush Turnpike had to be closed due to the severity of the crash and the need to document evidence on both sides of the freeway.
The crash remains under investigation.
The Grapevine Police Department is investigating a deadly crash that occurred on Friday, August 18, 2023 at the SH-121 and I-635 split. The driver of a sedan was traveling eastbound at approximately 6:45 p.m. when his car hit the concrete barrier.
The sedan caught fire, and bystanders were able to get the driver out of the car. Paramedics performed CPR and transported the man to the hospital, but he was pronounced deceased an hour later. The man was the only person in the car. The medical examiner will release his identity pending notification to next of kin.
Northbound SH-121 is shut down and traffic diverted to eastbound I-635. Several bystanders called 9-1-1 and stopped to render aid following the crash. Grapevine Police want to thank everyone for their compassion and concern, and the Grapevine Fire Department for their tireless efforts to save the man’s life.
On August 14, 2023, the Arlington Fire Department responded to the report of a house on fire with visible smoke and flames near the 6000 block of Farmingdale Drive.
Information received indicated three individuals were trapped inside home, which resulted in the response being elevated to a second-alarm fire response prior to units arriving at the scene. The first arriving unit arrived to find a two-story residential home with fire consuming the garage and extending to the corner of the structure.
Bystanders informed personnel that the wife and two children were upstairs. All three occupants (6-year-old male, 10-year-old female, and adult female) were found inside a second floor bedroom closet and rescued by fire department personnel.
The fire was extinguished with the resources of a three-alarm fire response and no fire department casualties reported.
All three victims transported to a local medical facility, and at this time it has been reported they have been transferred to a medical facility outside the city in stable condition.
The preliminary cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
On Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at approximately 2:14 p.m., the Arlington Police Department received a 911 call from the owner of a business in the 900 block of W. Division Street requesting assistance with an employee he had just terminated who was refusing to leave the store. As officers were en route, the department received reports that shots were fired at the location.
When officers arrived on scene, they located the employee, a 46-year-old man, lying unresponsive inside the business with an apparent gunshot wound. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The owner of the business, 42-year-old Javier Arredondo, remained on scene.
Through the course of their investigation, officers learned Mr. Arredondo and the employee were engaged in a tense verbal exchange following the employee’s firing. Then, minutes after placing the 911 call, Mr. Arredondo pulled out a handgun and fired multiple shots at the employee, striking him.
There was no one else inside the business at the time of the shooting. Mr. Arredondo had asked his other employees to leave the building while the exchange was ongoing.
Investigators found no weapons on the deceased employee and it does not appear he attempted to physically assault Mr. Arredondo.
After consulting with the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office, officers arrested Mr. Arredondo and booked him into the Arlington City Jail on one count of Murder.
At around 8:00am this morning, Fort Worth FD and PD along with MedStar EMS were dispatched to a crash involving a vehicle and a motorcycle at the intersection of Lamar Street and W. 5th Street.
Police investigators say a sedan was traveling southbound on Lamar Street and attempted a lefthand turn onto eastbound 5th Street. A northbound motorcyclist was traveling at an unsafe speed for downtown conditions, according to police, and struck the sedan as it made the turn.
The motorcyclist was transported to a Fort Worth trauma center, but pronounced deceased upon arrival. He has been identified as a 40-year-old man from Fort Worth.
The accident remains under investigation.
The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a fatality accident that occurred early Sunday morning along Farm to Market Road 3136 in Johnson County.
A family friend says three men and some friends were hanging out, celebrating one of them moving out on his own, when the three left in a vehicle.
As they traveled along FM 3136, the driver lost control near a curve and crashed. All three were ejected in the crash.
Two of them, a 22-year-old from Venus and a 21-year-old from Cleburne, were pronounced deceased at the scene. The third occupant was airlifted to a Fort Worth hospital in critical condition. There is no update on his condition as of Monday evening.
These three young men grew up together. Their families are going through a difficult time. A fund has been set up to help the third victim recovering in the hospital. You can view it here.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
On Saturday, August 12, at 2:28 AM, Dallas County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Units were dispatched to eastbound Interstate 30 at 2nd Ave. regarding a major accident.
The initial accident was caused by a red tow truck that collided with a van, causing it to spin and face oncoming traffic, then fled the scene.
A Good Samaritan stopped to help, and while standing by the wrecked vehicle, an SUV collided with the van and the Good Samaritan. The victim was identified as a 25 years of age man. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The passenger of the van was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Dallas County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested the driver of the SUV, Irma Nelly Martinez-Leal, 33 years of age. The driver was charged with (1) Intoxication Manslaughter, (2) Intoxication Assault with Vehicle, and (3) Intoxication Assault with Vehicle.
The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office Vehicle Crimes Unit is attempting to locate the red tow truck and its driver at this time. If any community member has dash camera footage or details of this accident, please contact VCU@dallascounty.org or contact Det. M. Hernandez at 214-589-2343.
