Resident arrested after shooting man accused of trying to break in Fort Worth home
A resident who shot a man accused of trying to break into his east Fort Worth home has been arrested, police said in a statement.
Fort Worth police officers responded about 3 p.m. Monday to the shooting in the 6000 block of Grayson Street.
Officers determined that a resident with a small caliber gun shot a man who allegedly was attempting to break into the home , police said.
The man who was shot was taken to a local hospital with a non-life-threatening injury, police said.
The resident, 17-year-old Elijha Simonek, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault/bodily injury with a deadly weapon, according to Fort Worth jail records. He was being held in the Tarrant County Jail on Wednesday with bond set at $50,000.
Police said on Wednesday that they are not releasing further details of the investigation at this time, and the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office will review the case.
This story was originally published February 2, 2026 at 8:01 PM.