Drive-by killings crumble sense of safety for Fort Worth neighborhood.
FORT WORTH — Most days, 5-year-oldOn Sunday, Rayshard was playing outside when gunfire shot through his north Fort Worth neighborhood.
“They were just children,” said Amber Kurtz, who lives across the street from the boys and has two children, ages 2 and 11. “They were too young to die.”boosting the number of homicides in 2022 to one more“We would like to assure our community that we are working diligently to bring those responsible before the criminal justice system, and we are working tirelessly to make Fort Worth the safest major city in the U.S.,” police said in a statement on Monday.
A poster was left on the doorstep of the home in Fort Worth on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, where a drive-by shooting that took place the day before injured three children and left a 5-year-old and 17-year-old dead. Rayshard Scott, the 5-year-old child who was playing outside at the time of the shooting, is remembered by the neighbor’s son as being funny, the poster says. “I will pray everyday for you, mom to mom,” it says.
Rayshard, who started kindergarten this month, was pronounced dead Sunday afternoon at Cook Children’s Medical Center.
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