Crime

Teen shot to death during an altercation at west Fort Worth house, authorities say

A 15-year-old boy was shot to death on Tuesday night during an altercation at a west Fort Worth house, police said.

Christopher Rodriquez was slain about 8:45 p.m. in the 700 block of Tumbleweed Court, near Westpoint Boulevard.

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim on Thursday.

Police did not announce an arrest. Assailants left the house after the shooting, a police spokesman said. Rodriquez was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound to his back.

Homicide detectives were investigating the killing.

This story was originally published February 23, 2021 at 10:55 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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