Man arrested, accused in deadly stabbing in west Fort Worth

A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing Sunday night in west Fort Worth.

Francisco Antonio Vasquez Jr. is accused of murder in the death of Rodrigo Aguirre, 19.

Police had been dispatched about 9:33 p.m. Sunday to the Spring Glen apartments in the 3200 block of Saint Juliet Street, near University Drive and White Settlement Road.

There, they discovered Aguirre dead — stabbed twice — in the apartment complex parking lot.

Based on witness statements, Vasquez Jr. was identified early on a suspect in the stabbing, said Officer Daniel Segura, a police spokesman. Vasquez was arrested Monday afternoon on a patrol violation warrant at a Fort Worth residence.

“Fugitive officers went up to the house, knocked on the door and he came out and surrendered without incident,” Segura said.

Homicide investigators then obtained a murder warrant for Vasquez Jr. He was being held in the Mansfield jail Tuesday with bail set at $100,000.

He was also being held without bond on a parole violation, jails records show.

This story was originally published June 13, 2017 at 9:25 AM with the headline "Man arrested, accused in deadly stabbing in west Fort Worth."