Murder suspect wanted in shooting of Fort Worth teen is arrested in California
A suspect wanted in the killing of 19-year-old Anthony Rangel has been arrested in California, Fort Worth police said.
The suspect, 28-year-old Daleshawn Hopson, was wanted on a murder charge and was believed to be on the West Coast. He was arrested on Wednesday, and authorities plan to extradite him back to Texas, police said.
“He messed with the wrong family,” Anthony’s aunt Lucy Rangel said.
Anthony Rangel was killed and two other people were injured when Hopson pulled out a handgun and fired multiple shots during a graduation party in the 3700 block of North Houston Street in Fort Worth on June 15, according to police.
The teen’s family was offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Hopson. As of Friday, the family was unaware if any tips from the public helped authorities to find Hopson, Lucy said.
Anthony was trying to de-escalate a fight that was going on between some girls over one of his friends, his girlfriend, Tierra Varela, told the Star-Telegram. The young man had asked Anthony to come out to the front yard to help, and as Anthony was ordering an Uber for the girls to go home, the suspects arrived and began fighting with his friend, witnesses said.
That fight led to the gunfire that ended Anthony’s life, Varela said. He died from gunshot wounds to his arm and torso, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Police have not yet released further details about what led to the arrest.
Anthony’s family shares the news
Josie Solis, Anthony’s mother, found out about Hopson’s arrest while at work, she said. “My stomach just dropped.”
She was crying when she found out, happy that he had been arrested, Solis said. “It was just a big relief.”
Hopson messed up the future Solis was planning on, she said. “Because of you, I’ll never see my son getting married. Because of you, I’ll never be a grandma.”
After she heard from the detective, Solis invited her family and Varela to call, she said. She told them that something had happened, that she needed them to all be on the call.
“There’s been so much pain,” Solis told her family. “And today, God has answered all our prayers and everybody’s prayers.”
She said she heard her sister screaming and her other sister crying. Lucy, who was on the phone call, said that their reaction was all over the place.
“Emotions were high. There’s tears,” Lucy said. “Just feeling thankful that we are getting some type of relief.”
Lucy and Josie said they’ve had a lot of sleepless nights.
Lucy knows this will be a long road, she said, but, “I’m just so proud of my family. Throughout this tragedy, I’m just so proud that we all came together, and it feels like a little win for us.”
Lucy and Josie both thanked their community, and Lucy said she wants to work in the upcoming year on a scholarship in Anthony’s name for victims impacted by gun violence.
“He was loved by everybody,” Solis said about Anthony. “Everybody loved my son. My son loved everybody.”
This story was originally published August 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM.