Man Torches House, Tries to Kill Family, Police Say

Wife, children not injured.

A Fort Worth man set his house on fire with his wife and several young children inside and then fled on a bicycle, police said.

Likia Adams-Shoemake, 21, of Fort Worth, was arrested on arson and attempted murder charges.

Police received a domestic disturbance call from the man's wife about 9 p.m. Friday in the 1900 block of Portland Street.

When officers arrived, "the house was engulfed in flames and smoke was coming from all sides of the residence," according to a police report.

As the fire department worked to put out the blaze, officers located Adams-Shoemake riding his bicycle along Interstate 35 and arrested him.

The children were ages 9, 8 and 5. An infant also was in the house at the time, police said.

Nobody was injured.

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