Woman fatally shot after threatening guard at Fort Worth business, police say
A security guard in southeast Fort Worth fatally shot a woman on New Year’s Day after she threatened him with a “stabbing weapon,” according to police.
Officers responded to the 2600 block of South Riverside Drive about 5:40 p.m. Jan. 1. They found a woman who’d been shot in the chest. Medical personnel tried to revive her, but she died at the scene.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the woman as 39-year-old Crystal Lynn Murphy.
A police report indicates the business at that location is a gameroom. The property is fenced off with a gate.
The security guard told police he and the woman had gotten into an argument after he ordered her to leave the premises and she refused. The guard said he pepper-sprayed the woman when she started to move toward him.
Instead of backing away, the guard said, the woman grabbed a “stabbing weapon” and advanced toward him. The guard then fired his gun.
The police report states that investigators found a screwdriver on the ground next to the woman.
Detectives from the Homicide Unit are investigating the shooting. It’s not clear if the guard will face charges.
This story was originally published January 2, 2026 at 8:16 AM.
