Crime

Woman’s body discovered in Hurst apartment; police arrest suspect in killing

Police made an arrest Wednesday in the killing of a 65-year-old woman whose body they found on Monday in her Hurst apartment.

Laurel Schick died of sharp and blunt force injuries, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Hurst police were called about 8:45 a.m. Monday to check on the welfare of a resident of the Arts at Park Place Apartments in the 600 block of Arcadia Street and found Schick’s body.

Police on Wednesday obtained a warrant and announced the arrest of Anthony Young, 43. Young was arrested in Fort Worth and taken to the Tarrant County Jail, where he will be booked on suspicion of murder, police said.

Police have not released information on a motive for the killing.

This story was originally published January 26, 2021 at 8:34 PM.

Emerson Clarridge
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Emerson Clarridge covers crime and other breaking news for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He works days and reports on law enforcement affairs in Tarrant County. He previously was a reporter at the Omaha World-Herald and the Observer-Dispatch in Utica, New York.
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