A North Texas rapper and his 5-year-old daughter were killed in a shooting Monday at a Forest Hill car wash, according to a relative.
A family member at the scene identified the victims as Chuckie Smith, known as G$ Lil Ronnie, and his daughter.
A spokesperson with the MedStar ambulance service confirmed that two people were dead after 911 callers reported gunshots at Slappy’s Express Car Wash, at 6500 Forest Hill Drive.
Forest Hill police have not yet released a statement on the homicide investigation, and it is unclear whether any suspects are in custody or what led to the shooting.
A crowd was gathered Monday afternoon at the car wash, where ambulances, Forest Hill police officers, Fort Worth police and firefighters, and the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office responded. Crime-scene tape and dozens of evidence markers dotted the scene.
People gather Monday afternoon, March 3, at Slappy’s Car Wash, at 6500 Forest Hill Drive, where ambulances, Forest Hill police officers, Fort Worth police and firefighters, and the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fatal shooting.
This is the third fatal shooting in less than two weeks in the city, a suburb south of Fort Worth with a population of about 14,000 people.
On Feb. 21, a former employee shot and killed two men at a car dealership, RK Auto Sales, on Mansfield Highway, police have said.
On the night of Feb. 22, a 36-year-old woman was killed in the back yard of her home when a stray bullet hit her. Police have not announced an arrest in that case.
A Slappy’s Car Wash spokesperson wrote in a statement distributed to the press that the company’s employees would be praying for the victims and their families.
“We are shocked, appalled and deeply troubled by the senseless and violent events that occurred today. Right now, there are more questions than answers,” the spokesperson wrote.
Two people are dead after 911 callers reported a shooting at a car wash in Forest Hill on Monday, March 3, according to MedStar.
People gather Monday afternoon, March 3, at Slappy’s Car Wash, at 6500 Forest Hill Drive, where ambulances, Forest Hill police officers, Fort Worth police and firefighters, and the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fatal shooting.
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