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At around 12:00pm on Friday, September 12th, Alvarado Fire and Police, Texas Game Wardens, and CareFlite EMS responded to a drowning at Alvarado Lake.

The owner of a canoe, who lives in the Blue Water Oaks neighborhood, called 9-1-1 to report that he had found his canoe capsized in the water. The canoe had been borrowed the night before.

Emergency responders worked to locate the missing man throughout the day and evening on the 12th. On Saturday morning, Game Wardens located the body of the 48-year-old man who had borrowed the canoe. He has been identified as a resident of Johnson County.

The incident remains under investigation.

On Sunday, September 14, 2025, at approximately 2:45 a.m., officers responded to reports of a major accident in the westbound express lanes of IH 820 near Fossil Creek Boulevard.

Upon arrival, officers located two pickup trucks involved in the crash. One of the vehicles caught fire after the collision.

The driver, who was the sole occupant of that truck, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office will release the identity of the deceased and determine the official cause and manner of death.

The driver of the second vehicle remained on scene and is cooperating with investigators. At this time, it is unknown if any charges will be filed, police say.

North Richland Hills police are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred shortly after midnight in the 8600 block of Airport Freeway.

The deceased victim is a 21-year-old female from Dallas. Her information will be released by the medical examiner’s office. The second victim, who was transported to the hospital, is a 23-year-old man from Dallas. He is reportedly in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries. 

Two NRH officers were working off duty at the time of the incident. One officer was able to return fire, and the second officer was able to apply a tourniquet prior to medic’s arrival for the male victim’s injuries.

Three 18-year-old men are in custody; however, their names and photographs will not be available until they have seen a judge.

Detectives have recovered what they believe to be the murder weapon. The initial evidence reveals that there was an altercation between several people before the shooting occurred. 

At around 3:30am this morning, Irving Fire Department and Police Department responded to a major accident along westbound IH-635 near PGBT.

When emergency responders arrived, one vehicle was fully involved with fire. The driver was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Investigators say the vehicle was traveling westbound when it left the roadway and collided into a bridge pillar. It was revealed that before the driver got behind the wheel, they had expressed thoughts of suicide. Police have determined this accident was an intentional act to cause their own death.

On August 23, 2025, at about 1:25 a.m., Dallas police responded to a major accident in the 13300 block of N Central Expressway on the southbound side.

The preliminary investigation determined that a victim was struck by multiple vehicles.

Richardson Fire Rescue responded and pronounced the victim dead at the scene.

A driver of a vehicle involved remained at scene.

The investigation is ongoing.

The Hurst Police Department is investigating a fatality accident that occurred around 2:20am this morning in the 200 block of Brown Trail.

Hurst Police and Fire responded to the scene and located an overturned vehicle.

According to police, a passenger was ejected in the crash. Paramedics pronounced the individual deceased at the scene. At least one other person was transported to a local hospital.

The identity of the victim has not yet been released.