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A woman was stabbed to death at a house in far north Fort Worth on Friday night, and police said the victim’s son is the suspect.
Officers were called just before 9 p.m. to a home in the 4800 block of Cargill Circle, where they found the homicide victim, police said in a news release. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as 51-year-old Mirlande Ciprien.
The preliminary investigation found that a domestic altercation between the mother and her adult son occurred at the house, police said.
Investigators found the suspect nearby and arrested him. He was taken to a hospital to be treated for a possibly self-inflicted wound, police said.
Jail records identify the suspect as 21-year-old Malachyah Ciprien. He was booked in the Tarrant County Jail on Saturday and faces a murder charge. Bond has not been set, and it’s unclear whether he has a defense attorney to represent him in the case.
This story was originally published February 14, 2026 at 2:33 AM.
A man is in critical condition after being stabbed several times in the chest Tuesday morning, Fort Worth police say.
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A man is in critical condition after he was stabbed Tuesday morning, Fort Worth police said.
Officers were dispatched to the 200 block of East Lancaster Avenue near Interstate 30 shortly after 7:30 a.m. Someone had reported that a man had been stabbed under a bridge at that location, according to the 911 call sheet.
The injured man was stabbed in the chest several times, police said. He was taken to a local hospital in critical but stable condition.
It’s believed the victim and suspect were both experiencing homelessness, according to police. The suspect was only identified by his street name and is still at large.
This story was originally published November 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM.
A person was hospitalized after being stabbed in Fort Worth’s Northside, police said Sunday.
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One person was stabbed and injured in Forth Worth’s Northside early Sunday, police said.
A caller reported that the weapon used in the stabbing was a machete, according to the 911 call log.
When officers arrived, they found a victim with wounds to their hand and head. The injuries were not life-threatening, and the victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment, police said.
Police said a possible suspect was being detained Sunday.
This story was originally published November 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM.
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When Janet De La Rosa went to inform the school about the threats on Oct. 1, she said, she was told the school resource officer was not available but another employee would take her report and give it to the SRO.
The mother told the Star-Telegram on Monday that she didn’t feel her concerns were taken seriously by the school.
She said she showed a school employee messages from “the kid that originally started this whole thing, that he was threatening to come to my house and shoot it up, and that he was sending messages to my son.”
His family describes 15-year-old Jacob De La Rosa as a kind-hearted young man who always took care of his family. Jacob was fatally stabbed, and his father, who was also stabbed, remains in the hospital. Courtesy of the De La Rosa Family
Fort Worth ISD officials said in a statement Monday that the loss of Jacob De La Rosa will be felt deeply and that he was a valued member of the Polytechnic High School community.
“Our hearts are with Jacob’s family, friends, and all who knew and loved him,” a spokesperson for the district said in the statement. “This kind of loss is never easy, and it’s important that we care for one another in the days ahead. Counselors are available on campus today and throughout the week to support students and staff.”
Fort Worth ISD officials said Monday that they wouldn’t comment further about the incident out of respect for the family and the ongoing police investigation.
Janet said she also called Fort Worth police around 4 p.m. on Oct. 1 to report the threats and she waited until 1:30 a.m. and no officers showed up to take her report. Asked at a news conference Monday about what the family said regarding threats, Police Chief Eddie Garcia said that homicide detectives are still investigating all the circumstances surrounding the stabbing.
Police have said that they interviewed a juvenile suspect who claimed to have cut the victims in self-defense during a fight. Evidence from the investigation will be presented to the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office to determine any possible charges.
Janet said on that Monday that her husband is stable after surgery, but he has a long recovery ahead of him.
The day of the incident, Janet said, one of her sons texted the parents to say there were rumors going around that his brother was going to get jumped at the school. Jacob and one older brother were attending Poly High School, while their oldest brother is no longer at the school. Their father drove to a gas station near the school to pick up the two boys. Police have said that the fight started in the gas station parking lot and continued toward Rosedale Street.
Janet said her husband told her that he saw the alleged perpetrators walking around looking for their sons. Albert said that he got out of his truck to tell the boys to leave his sons alone, but before he could say anything, one of the boys punched him in the mouth, and another boy stabbed him.
Janet said that her older son and her husband told her that Jacob got out of the truck to help his dad, and one of the boys stabbed Jacob in the stomach and the heart. Her older son got Jacob back into the truck and told his father they needed to go to the hospital, she said.
“They had already planned this beforehand, that they were going to do something to my kids,” Janet De La Rosa said.
Jacob’s mother said her son was just a freshman in high school who was excited about his future.
Jacob De La Rosa trick-or-treating around the age of 6 or 7 Courtesy of the De La Rosa family
In tears and struggling to speak, she said this was a senseless act and Jacob was not involved in gangs or drugs. His death has left their family heartbroken.
“They ripped him from me, took somebody that meant so much to our family, and not only that, now my husband is disabled because of this,” Janet De La Rosa said. “They destroyed my family, and they broke my heart, and now I’m left with broken pieces, trying to pick them up, trying to help my oldest boys and my husband get help.”
She said her older son and husband will have to live the rest of their lives with the image of Jacob dying in their arms.
Jacob De La Rosa is being remembered as a quiet and kind-hearted boy who dreamed of a bright future, his family says. The 15-year-old was stabbed in Fort Worth and died at JPS Hospital on Friday.
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A 15-year-old boy died Friday in a hospital emergency room from stab wounds in a case that Fort Worth police are investigating as a homicide, authorities said.
Jacob De La Rosa died shortly after 4 p.m. in the ER at John Peter Smith Hospital, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office website.
Fort Worth police said in a news release that officers were called about 3:45 p.m. Friday to the 2700 block of East Rosedale Street to investigate the stabbing. When officers arrived, everyone involved had left the location.
Officers later located a juvenile suspect who admitted to cutting two other people during a fight. The juvenile, whose name has not been released, told police it was self-defense.
Police learned that De La Rosa had died at the hospital and that a second person who was stabbed was hospitalized in critical condition.
Detectives are continuing to investigate this case and will provide information to the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office for review to determine any possible charges, police said.
“What happened to Jacob should not have happened to anyone,” the GoFundMe states. “The pain of losing him in this way — sudden, cruel, and preventable — is something no family should endure.”
Jacob is described in the fundraiser as “a quiet, kind-hearted soul.” He had just celebrated his 15th birthday.
“Despite growing up in difficult circumstances, Jacob never gave up on dreaming of a brighter future,” Jesus Alanis wrote in the GoFundMe. “One where he could give back, make his family proud, and rise above the violence that too often surrounded him.”
Two other homicides in Fort Worth
Two other people were killed in separate incidents in Fort Worth on Friday, according to police.
