Suspect arrested, charged with murder of 77-year-old shot in her apartment, police say
An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a 77-year-old woman who was shot in her apartment, according to Fort Worth police.
Aaron Wooden was arrested Thursday morning and faces a charge of murder in the death of Ora Faye Griffin.
Officers responded to the 1400 block of Carol Oaks Lane around 5:50 a.m. on July 28 about a shooting. They found Griffin with gunshot wounds inside one of the apartments at The Aspen. Griffin was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The suspect — who was unknown at the time — 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 hit 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.
Griffin was eating breakfast when the bullets were fired into her apartment.
Griffin’s daughter, Winnette Griffin, said many people loved her, and she touched many people’s lives.
“I’m grateful that they worked hard enough that they did find someone,” Winnette told the Star-Telegram about Wooden’s arrest. “I’m glad that he was arrested and that some kind of justice is starting to be served for my mom. She deserves that.”
This story was originally published August 3, 2023 at 7:29 PM.
