Monday, Forney police identified two teen suspects tied to a deadly Sunday neighborhood shooting — violence that is raising concern about the population surge.
Eldren Franklin and so many others found what they were looking for in fast-growing Forney’s Eagle Ridge neighborhood: new houses, new grocery stores and shops.
But the neighborhood wasn’t the only thing growing. One block from Franklin’s home is Forney’s first homicide of the year.
Forney police identify two murder suspects
A 22-year-old woman, identified as Erma Qualls, was shot and killed on Sunday. Forney police have identified 18-year-old Jakub Lavon East-Walker and 19-year-old Mysiah Dymond Clark as murder suspects. The shooting is deemed a targeted act, but it’s too close for residents like Franklin…