Crime

Two people shot to death in Forest Hill, police say; assailant wore hooded sweatshirt

A man and woman were shot dead late Wednesday inside their Forest Hill residence, police said.

The victims were slain about 11 p.m. in the 4900 block of Melinda Drive.

Cassandra Flores, 38, died of a gunshot wound to her chest, and Norris Gene Nash III, 32, died of wounds to his chest and back, according to the the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office. Both victims lived at the residence on Melinda Drive.

Forest Hill police did not announce an arrest. They said the assailant, whose name they do not know, was a Black man who wore a black mask and dark hooded sweatshirt with the writing Billy Branded on the front. He wore gray or faded black pants and blue tennis shoes with white trim, police said.

Someone who recognizes the assailant should call Detective Sumter at 817-531-5278 or Tarrant County Crimestoppers at 817-469-8477, police said.

This story was originally published March 4, 2021 at 11:01 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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