FBI Operation in Forney Ties to Armored Car Shooting in Balch Springs
FORNEY, TX – A quiet afternoon in the Travis Ranch community was shattered Thursday when federal agents, supported by local deputies, descended on a residence in connection with the brutal shooting of an armored car guard in Balch Springs. The name of the suspect has not yet been released to the public.
The primary suspect in the shooting, 32-year-old Laroyce Antoine Lambert, was apprehended by authorities at an apartment in Fort Worth. However, the high-stakes operation on Comfort Drive indicates that federal investigators are broadening their search to include potential associates or co-conspirators.
Local “Secretive” Operation
Kaufman County Precinct 2 Constable Jason Johnson confirmed that his office provided perimeter security for federal agents during the execution of the search warrant. Due to the “severity of the incident,” the operation was conducted with strict confidentiality until agents arrived on the scene.
“Information was provided to us at the last minute and asked to be secretive,” Constable Johnson stated. “This location might have been connected to the armored car robbery and the horrible shooting of an armored car officer in Balch Springs earlier this week.”…