Fort Worth police are investigating a quadruple homicide Friday night in the Morningside neighborhood where four people were shot inside a car.
Officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of E. Jessamine St. in reference to a shooting call around 7 p.m. Friday. Upon arrival officers located four shooting victims inside a vehicle.
According to police, three people died at the scene and the fourth victim was transported to a hospital but did not survive his injuries.
"Four people all in one, all in one time. It’s sad," said Marcela Molina, who has lived in the neighborhood for about four years and lives down the street from where the shooting occurred. "It’s like, wow, what a waste. For whatever they did, was it worth their life, you know?"
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Cherod Simpson also lives nearby. When he arrived home Friday night, he said he had to park farther from his house in order to allow investigators to work. The first thing he thought of was his family, he said.
"Like, just make sure my daughter and wife and everyone was okay. That was my main thing, just…right across the street from my house," he said. "I feel for the people who live right here. We got to live here. That’s the main thing, like I feel for the people whose house this was right in front of. People next door to me."
The four people who died were identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office as 17-year-old Marc Boyd Jr., 19-year-old Ricky Craddock, 17-year-old Amari'yon Cravin, and 17-year-old Jaizson Nash.
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Homicide detectives are investigating this case as a possible robbery homicide. According to Officer Buddy Calzada with the Fort Worth Police Department, investigators recovered narcotics and weapons from the scene.
"It’s just very sad, because this is a great neighborhood. For something like this to take place in this neighborhood, it shouldn’t be happening," Officer Calzada said.
Residents like Simpson said they are thinking of their neighbors who may have witnessed the gunfire, along with the families of the four people who were killed.
"I’m sorry for their loss and I just hope and pray everything can get resolved and whoever is responsible can be held accountable," he said.
No arrests have been announced.
