Overview
- Officers found a pickup off the roadway near Highlander Boulevard and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive with its 54-year-old driver unresponsive and showing multiple apparent gunshot wounds.
- Witnesses reported seeing the driver of another vehicle fire multiple shots at the victim and then flee westbound on Highlander Boulevard, guiding investigators to follow vehicle-based leads.
- Detectives say they are actively pursuing several leads but have made no arrests and continue to process the scene and interview witnesses.
- The Tarrant County Medical Examiner will formally identify the victim after next-of-kin notification, and police asked anyone with information to contact Detective VanTreeck at 817-459-5691 or Crime Stoppers of Tarrant County at 817-469-8477.
- Local investigators are treating the case as an active homicide investigation and community safety officials may increase patrols and outreach as they seek tips and aim to locate the fleeing shooter.