Crime

Woman shot to death at west Fort Worth apartment building; police investigate killing

An 18-year-old woman was shot to death on Tuesday evening in a parking lot at a west Fort Worth apartment building, authorities said.

Hailey Watts was shot about 6 p.m. in the 6200 block of Salem Circle and died there of a wound to her left arm and chest, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Fort Worth police had not announced an arrest Wednesday and did not release other information about the killing.

This story was originally published April 20, 2021 at 11:17 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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