Police arrested five teens after officers said they were caught firing guns toward occupied homes near a South Fort Worth neighborhood Sunday night, prompting 911 callers to report bullets “passing by their heads.”
Callers told police they dropped to the ground for safety, fearing serious injury or death.
Multiple charges filed against teens
Arrested were Darius Chandler and Izac Villarreal, both 19, and Alfredo Jimenez, Draylon Williams, and Donavan Wright, all 18.
All five teens are facing two counts of deadly conduct and one count of discharging a firearm in certain municipalities. Chandler, Jimenez and Williams are also facing one count each of unlawfully carrying a weapon. Jimenez is facing one count of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, and Wright and Villarreal are each facing one count of possession of marijuana.
Police respond to Yuma Street
According to Fort Worth police, officers were called just after 9:20 p.m. to the 3200 block of Yuma Street, near Mississippi Avenue, regarding a person with a weapon. The department’s Real Time Crime Center reviewed surveillance footage showing multiple individuals firing guns recklessly at the location and toward nearby homes…