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  • Two suspects from Tennessee arrested in deadly Fort Worth shooting

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    Two people were arrested in the deadly shooting last month that killed a 23-year-old man in Fort Worth, according to jail records.

    Two people from Tennessee were arrested in connection with a shooting last month that killed a 23-year-old man in Fort Worth.

    Alexis Warner, 22, and Patrick Aaron Taylor, 30, were both arrested on Dec. 11 and each faces a murder charge, Fort Worth jail records show.

    Fort Worth police officers were called to the 3800 block of Lauretta Drive shortly before 9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 14, police have said.

    When officers arrived they found Preston Holmes, who had been shot multiple times in front of the house, police said.

    Investigators determined that Holmes was outside the residence when a group of people showed up. Holmes and the group had an argument when somebody pulled a gun and fired several shots at him, police said.

    Police said the group left the area after the shooting.

    Additional details about the arrests have not been released.

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  • 2 men dead in unrelated shootings across Fort Worth, police say

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    Black and white Fort Worth police SUV with red and blue police lights turned on. A Fort Worth teen was arrested Tuesday and accused of being involved in the November fatal shooting of a man in southeast Fort Worth.

    Two men were killed in unrelated shootings Friday night and early Saturday in Fort Worth, police say. No suspects have been arrested in the homicides.

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    Two men were killed in unrelated shootings Friday night and early Saturday in Fort Worth, police said.

    Officers were called to the 3800 block of Lauretta Drive shortly before 9 p.m. Friday. They found a man in front of the house who had been shot multiple times, according to police. The 23-year-old died at the scene.

    Investigators learned the man had been outside the residence when a group of people showed up. They got into an argument with the man, and somebody pulled a gun and fired several shots at the victim, police said. The group left the area after the shooting; no suspects have been arrested.

    Homicide detectives are interviewing witnesses and looking for surveillance video of the surrounding area.

    Officers responded to a second fatal shooting shortly after 1:45 a.m. Saturday. They found a man lying in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 3300 block of Augusta Lane. He had multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.

    The man was wearing a surgical mask and rubber gloves. Police said he may have been breaking into vehicles at the complex when he was shot. Officers were told that three or four men wearing masks and gloves had been seen at the location.

    The investigation into both shootings is ongoing, police said. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner will publicly identify the men who died.

    This story was originally published November 15, 2025 at 11:18 AM.

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