Tag: Asael Ledesma

Fort Worth police have arrested a second suspect in the late-night murder of a 22-year-old man on Jan. 8, according to online jail records.

Joe Lopez, 17, was arrested Tuesday and charged with murder in the death of Asael Ledesma, according to jail records. Police previously arrested 17-year-old Jaime Perez in the case.

Officers were called to the area of a home in the 2200 block of David Drive, near Springdale Park, at about 11:40 p.m., the Star-Telegram initially reported. They found Ledesma in a vehicle; he had been shot multiple times. He died at the scene.

Neighbors told police they found the vehicle riddled with bullets after hearing gunshots outside, according to Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV.

Family and friends described Ledesma as having “one of the biggest and purest hearts a person could have,” according to a GoFundMe for his family.

“There aren’t words to describe the pain, sadness and emptiness that our family is feeling,” his family wrote in Spanish on the GoFundMe. “Losing Asael … has been one of the most devastating experiences we’ve ever lived through.”