Overview
- Officers responded to an assault call in the 2400 block of Lillian Street late Saturday night and found an adult man with at least one stab wound who died at the scene after emergency personnel rendered aid.
- About an hour and 20 minutes later a man approached a Fort Worth officer on Northeast 28th Street and told the officer he believed he had stabbed someone; that man was detained and brought back to the original scene.
- Homicide detectives have opened an investigation and police say details about what led to the altercation are still being gathered.
- Authorities have not released the suspect’s identity or announced any formal charges, and the Tarrant County Medical Examiner will release the victim’s name and the official cause and manner of death after next-of-kin are notified.
- Police characterize the attack as an isolated incident and say there is no ongoing threat to the community while neighbors continue to watch for updates as investigators work the case.