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The Denton Police Department has arrested a 19-year-old man for Murder following an investigation into the shooting death of a 16-year-old Denton resident.

At 11:37 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3, Denton Police and Fire responded to an unconscious person call near Denia Park at Roselawn Drive and Bernard Street. The 911 caller reported that a male driver was unresponsive, and there was a bullet hole in the vehicle’s window. The Denton Fire Department transported the 16-year-old victim to a hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

Investigators spoke with witnesses on scene, including a female passenger who was in the victim’s vehicle at the time of the shooting. All witnesses described a suspect in all dark clothing whose face was concealed by a ski mask at the park. The female passenger additionally reported seeing the suspect with a gun in their hand.

Over the course of the investigation, additional details were discovered that led detectives to identify Marcus Williams, a 19-year-old Sanger resident, as a person of interest in the case. Through the review of surveillance footage and other digital evidence, detectives determined that Williams was following the victim’s vehicle the night of the shooting. Williams is the boyfriend of the female passenger.

On Wednesday afternoon, Williams was arrested at a business in the 1500 block of W. University Drive. He is currently in the City of Denton Jail, with bond not yet set.

At around 4:30pm this afternoon, Fort Worth Fire Department and Police Department along with MedStar EMS responded to the 7800 block of Park Vista Blvd and Glen Canyon Road for an accident.

When emergency crews arrived, they located a young girl who had been struck by a vehicle.

The child was transported to a local hospital for treatment of her injuries. Police originally said her injuries were minor, but family states she is in the ICU with a serious injury.

Fort Worth Councilman Charlie Lauersdorf says witnesses reported the car was speeding, but police did not say if speed was a factor in the collision.

“I am aware of the tragic accident that happened this evening when a little girl was hit by a speeding car while she was crossing the street at Glen Canyon and Park Vista Blvd on her way home from school,” said the Councilman. “This is devastating for all of us.”

The crash is under investigation.

On Sunday, February 25, at around 6:30 AM, multiple departments responded to a major accident in the westbound lanes of Interstate 20 between the I20/I30 split and Farm to Market Road 1187.

Fort Worth police say a 40-year-old man had been involved in a minor collision with a semi truck and pulled over on the side of the road to exchange information. After exchanging details and calling for a tow truck, a passing vehicle struck the man as he stood outside of his vehicle.

Paramedics pronounced him deceased at the scene.

There is no word yet on if the vehicle stopped to render aid.

Fort Worth Police Department’s Traffic Investigations Unit is investigating the crash.

On Monday, February 19, 2024, at approximately 8:00 p.m., Grapevine Police responded to a reported shooting in the 1300 block of Texan Trail, near the service road to SH-114. Officers discovered a 20-year-old man in the driver’s seat of a car with a gunshot wound to his hip. 

Officers immediately began performing life-saving aid to the victim until paramedics arrived. The man was transported to the hospital where he was treated for non life-threatening injuries.

He told investigators he was driving southbound on Texan Trail when occupants in another vehicle pulled up beside him and opened fire before continuing down the roadway.

After speaking with the victim and other acquaintances at the hospital, detectives believe the shooter may be known to the victim, and that this was a targeted assault. The investigation remains open, and interviews are still underway with involved parties.

Anyone with additional information is encouraged to send tips to: cidmail@grapevinetexas.gov.