Crime

Fort Worth police ask for help finding 15-year-old Higinio Flores Jr.’s killer or killers

Police say Higinio Flores Jr., a 15-year-old who attended Fort Worth’s Polytechnic High School, died after a drive-by shooting Jan. 15. They’re asking for help finding his killer or killers and the intended targets.
Police say Higinio Flores Jr., a 15-year-old who attended Fort Worth’s Polytechnic High School, died after a drive-by shooting Jan. 15. They’re asking for help finding his killer or killers and the intended targets. Courtesy Fort Worth Police

Police in Fort Worth are asking for help from the community in identifying the person or people who killed 15-year-old Higinio Flores Jr. on Jan. 15 in a drive-by shooting.

Flores, who was asleep in his bed, was shot in the head during a drive-by about 7:20 a.m. at his home in the 700 block of Ravine Drive. He was taken to a hospital, where he died two days later in the ICU.

Homicide detectives are investigating the shooting. The motive is unknown.

Police also don’t know who the intended targets of the shooting were, according to a news release. Anybody with information about who was involved in the shooting or who the intended targets were is asked to call police at 817-392-4327 or contact CrimeStoppers, where you can remain anonymous, at 817-469-8477.

Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the person or people who shot and killed 15-year-old Higinio Flores Jr. in January. They believe whoever was responsible fled the scene in this dark gray Chrysler 300.
Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the person or people who shot and killed 15-year-old Higinio Flores Jr. in January. They believe whoever was responsible fled the scene in this dark gray Chrysler 300. Courtesy Fort Worth Police Department

Police said they believe the shooter or shooters were in a dark gray Chrysler 300.

According to an online fundraiser to help the family with funeral expenses, Flores was an honor-roll student and a member of the soccer team at Polytechnic High School in Fort Worth.

The family of Higinio Flores said the 15-year-old was an honor roll student and played soccer for Polytechnic High School in Fort Worth. He was shot on Jan. 15 and died Jan. 17, according to police.
The family of Higinio Flores said the 15-year-old was an honor roll student and played soccer for Polytechnic High School in Fort Worth. He was shot on Jan. 15 and died Jan. 17, according to police. Courtesy: GoFundMe

This story was originally published February 11, 2022 at 6:24 PM.

James Hartley
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
James Hartley was a news reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from 2019 to 2024
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