Crime

4-month-old Fort Worth baby dies from blunt force injuries; death ruled homicide

A 4-month-old baby boy died Thursday night in a Fort Worth hospital and his death has been ruled a homicide, according to officials with the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.
A 4-month-old baby boy died Thursday night in a Fort Worth hospital and his death has been ruled a homicide, according to officials with the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.

A baby boy died Thursday from blunt force injuries at his home in a death that has been ruled a homicide, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.

The victim was identified as 4-month-old A’zari Jai’shuan Williams, according to the medical examiner’s office website on Friday. He died at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth.

The website noted that the injuries occurred at the baby’s home at an apartment in the 4100 block of Southwest Loop 820 in south Fort Worth.

The baby was pronounced dead at 11:16 p..m. Thursday.

Fort Worth police responded to a call in regards to an unresponsive infant, and detectives with the crimes against children unit are investigating.

Police have not released any other details on the case. No arrests have been announced.

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This story was originally published February 17, 2023 at 2:44 PM.

Domingo Ramirez Jr.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Domingo Ramirez Jr. was a breaking news reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and spent more than 35 years in journalism.
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