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Shooting details; popular restaurants; done with Dutton; QB death. Today’s top stories

(L-R): Kelly Reilly as Beth Dutton and Cole Hauser as Rip Wheeler in Dutton Ranch, episode 4, season 1, streaming on Paramount+, 2026.
(L-R): Kelly Reilly as Beth Dutton and Cole Hauser as Rip Wheeler in Dutton Ranch, episode 4, season 1, streaming on Paramount+, 2026. Paramount+

From a deadly nightclub shooting to the death of a Cowboys legend, Tuesday’s news cycle in Fort Worth covered crime, culture and sports. Here’s a quick look at some of the day’s top stories.

- Fort Worth police say a security guard at Club New Start was fatally shot early Sunday after an argument with a customer and his two sons spilled into a nearby parking lot, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. Dadrian Freeman, 21, is accused of shooting Dominique Coleman, 38, in the back of the head and continuing to fire after he fell. Reporting by Emerson Clarridge.

- OpenTable’s list of the 10 most-booked Fort Worth restaurants in April features Hudson House, Quince Riverside, HG Sply Co., 97 West, Doc B’s, Del Frisco’s Grille, Eddie V’s Prime Seafood and Mesero. Hudson House was the only Fort Worth eatery to make the broader Dallas-Fort Worth most-booked list. Reporting by Brayden Garcia.

- A Star-Telegram columnist is swearing off Taylor Sheridan’s “Yellowstone” universe ahead of the May 15 debut of the spinoff “Dutton Ranch.” The opinion piece argues that Rip and Beth Dutton have devolved from antiheroes into “irredeemable” characters, making the franchise’s ever-expanding slate too implausible to follow. Column by Ryan Rusak.

- Craig Morton, the former quarterback who led the Dallas Cowboys to their first Super Bowl appearance, died Saturday in Mill Valley, California, at age 83. Morton threw the first Super Bowl touchdown pass in Cowboys history during a 16-13 loss to Baltimore in January 1971 and later led the Denver Broncos to Super Bowl 12. Reporting by Jim Barnes.

The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.

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