Crime

Teenage boy, girl shot in Fort Worth; homicide detectives investigate man’s killing

A 21-year-old man was shot to death Friday afternoon in south Fort Worth, police said.

Oscar DeLaRosa was shot about 3:15 p.m. in the 2300 block of Laurelhill Lane, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office. He was taken in a private vehicle to an emergency room in the 5900 block of South Hulen Street and was pronounced dead, Fort Worth police said. DeLaRosa lived in Fort Worth.

Police had not announced an arrest Saturday afternoon, and Homicide Unit detectives were investigating.

About four hours later, two teenagers, a boy and girl, were shot about 7 p.m. at the Falcon Ridge Apartments in the 1000 block of Eagle Ridge Drive in east Fort Worth, authorities said.

The victims suffered injuries that are not life-threatening, authorities said.

Police had not announced an arrest Saturday afternoon.

This story was originally published July 16, 2021 at 10:49 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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