At around 2:42am, Fort Worth Fire/EMS and Police were dispatched to a motorcycle crash along the southbound I35W service road near Alliance Blvd.
Police say a motorcyclist struck an unknown object and crashed.
Paramedics pronounced the 27-year-old male motorcyclist deceased at the scene.
The accident remains under investigation.
At around 11:15pm Friday night, Fort Worth Fire/EMS and Police responded to a major accident on westbound I30 near Forest Park Blvd.
Emergency responders found an overturned vehicle on the westbound side of the highway and a motorcyclist laying on the eastbound side.
Firefighters extricated one person from the overturned vehicle.
Paramedics performed CPR on the motorcyclist, but the injuries were too severe. The motorcyclist was pronounced deceased.
Lanes of I30 in this area were closed while FWPD investigated the crash scene. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. No further information has been released.
Late Friday night, Arlington PD officers responded to a reported shooting at Sausalito Drive, near W. Arkansas Lane and Little Road in Arlington.
Upon arrival, officers located a 14-year-old male who had sustained a gunshot wound. Despite emergency response efforts, he was pronounced deceased at the scene.
A preliminary investigation indicates the victim and several other juveniles gained access to the firearm while inside the residence. Evidence suggests the juveniles were handling the weapon and pointing it at one another when it was discharged, striking the victim.
The juvenile who fired the weapon was taken into custody and charged with Manslaughter. He was transported to the Tarrant County Juvenile Detention Center.
The investigation remains ongoing, including efforts to determine how the weapon was accessed.
At around 1:15pm on Tuesday afternoon, Frisco Fire/EMS and Police responded to a water rescue at a construction site in the area of Independence Parkway and Eldorado Parkway.
According to reports, the worker was trapped in a trench box after a large diameter water line was cut. A second worker was able to escape before the area filled with water.
Roads were closed in this area throughout the afternoon while crews worked to repair the water main and recover the victim.
The identity of the worker has not yet been released. We are waiting on a statement from Frisco PD and will report it here when received.
On February 4, at approximately 5:45 p.m., the Irving Police Department responded to a shooting at the intersection of N. Belt Line Road and Finley Road.
Upon arrival, officers located a 33-year-old man inside a vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound. Officers immediately began life-saving measures, and the victim was transported to a local hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Officers quickly identified a suspect vehicle and suspect, Kenneth Nixon, 62. Nixon was taken into custody at approximately 9:30 p.m. and has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and murder.
The investigation uncovered that the shooting was the result of road rage and there is no threat to the
public.
Anyone with additional information about this incident or Nixon’s involvement is asked to contact
Detective Herring at 972-721-2604 or at sherring@IrvingTX.gov. Anonymous tips may also be submitted
to IPDCrimeTips@IrvingTX.gov.
