Fort Worth

‘Her kids were what she lived for:’ GoFundMe for Texas mom, 29, shot in domestic homicide

Paris Holbert was fatally shot by her husband on Sept. 17, 2023, in her east Fort Worth apartment, according to police. Her family has organized a GoFundMe to help pay for her burial.
Paris Holbert was fatally shot by her husband on Sept. 17, 2023, in her east Fort Worth apartment, according to police. Her family has organized a GoFundMe to help pay for her burial. GoFundMe

The family of Paris Holbert has set up a GoFundMe to help cover funeral expenses for the 29-year-old who was fatally shot in her east Fort Worth apartment early Saturday.

Gwen Wright, Paris Holbert’s cousin, told the Star-Telegram that the mother of two had a bubbly personality, an infectious laugh and was “like a breath of fresh air.”

“She was amazing,” Wright said.

Police responded to the 500 Flats Apartments in the 600 block of Woodchucker Drive around 2:45 a.m. Saturday. They found Holbert with a gunshot wound inside one of the apartments. She died at a local hospital less than an hour later.

Holbert’s husband, Robert Holbert, was arrested Saturday and faces a murder charge, according to jail records.

Holbert leaves behind a 7-year-old daughter and a 3-year-old son, according to Wright.

“Her kids were what she lived for, her family in general,” Wright said.

Harriet Ramos
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Harriet Ramos covers crime and other breaking news for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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