77-year-old woman fatally shot in east Fort Worth apartment identified, officials say
A 77-year-old woman was fatally shot inside an east Fort Worth apartment on Friday morning, police said.
Officers responded to the 1400 block of Carol Oaks Lane around 5:50 a.m. regarding a shooting call, police said. They found a woman with gunshot wounds inside one of the apartments at The Aspen. Ora Faye Griffin was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.
An unknown suspect or suspects had fired numerous gunshots into Griffin’s apartment and fled the scene, officials said. Police haven’t said if Griffin was the intended target. Homicide detectives are investigating the shooting.
Bullets that went through Griffin’s apartment flew into her next-door neighbor’s pantry, Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV reported. That neighbor and another went to check on Griffin and broke into the apartment when she didn’t answer the door. They found the 77-year-old victim lying on the floor.
Sebani Rusamira, who lives at the apartment complex, told WFAA-TV that Griffin was “really sweet,” and she remembered seeing her with her dog.
“That was just an old lady living her life,” Rusamira said. “Anybody who’d harm someone of that age — it’s senseless, honestly.”
No arrests have been reported.
This story was originally published July 28, 2023 at 9:20 AM.
