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Fort Worth Woman Killed by Suspected Stray Bullet Inside Her Home

Police opened a homicide case, requesting surveillance footage or tips.

Overview

  • First responders were dispatched at 8:51 p.m. Friday for a reported fall on the 3400 block of Tahiti Lane and later learned at 10:44 p.m. that the injury was a gunshot wound.
  • Investigators believe the round was fired from outside the residence and entered the home, striking the victim inside.
  • Detectives are reviewing surveillance video, canvassing the neighborhood, and examining a shots-fired report logged about an hour before the medical call in the same area.
  • CBS Texas reports the victim was a 66-year-old grandmother who collapsed while caring for her grandchildren and died at the hospital.
  • No arrests have been made, and authorities urge anyone with information to contact the Fort Worth Police Homicide Unit or submit anonymous tips to Tarrant County Crime Stoppers.