Crime

Relative shot woman dead at Fort Worth house, police say; detectives investigate killing

A woman was on Saturday morning shot to death by a 21-year-old relative in a domestic homicide at a south Fort Worth house, police said.

The victim was slain about 10 a.m. in the 1300 block of Royster Road, Fort Worth police said.

Calvin Brown, 21, was arrested on suspicion of murder in the killing, according to a police record.

Police did not respond to a request to describe the precise relationship between Calvin Brown and the victim. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office identified her as Alice Brown, 61.

Calvin Brown admitted that he shot the victim, a police spokesman said.

This story was originally published July 10, 2021 at 1:36 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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