The incident took place at around 2:15 p.m. on Steel Dust Drive in the city of Fort Worth, as authorities claimed a number of suspects were driving in a vehicle and shot both boys and an 18-month-old.
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Fort Worth mayoral candidates Deborah Peoples, left, and Mattie Parker, right.
Fort Worth has been grappling with issues in its police department for years. The city s new mayor either Mattie Parker or Deborah Peoples will inherit those struggles. They indicated how they would handle them at the latest mayoral forum.
Deborah Peoples, the outgoing chair of the Tarrant County Democratic Party, and Mattie Parker, a nonprofit CEO and former chief of staff to Fort Worth’s mayor and City Council, are the final two candidates out of an initially crowded field.
They met for a forum on Tuesday night, hosted by the civic engagement nonprofit SteerFW, to discuss their thoughts about what s going on at the state legislature.
Fort Worth Weekly
By Edward Brown
Late yesterday afternoon, Mayor Betsy Price joined Police Chief Neil Noakes, Fire Chief Jim Davis, and other officials to describe the status of dozens of victims of yesterday’s 133-car pileup on I-35W. Noakes and Davis said an ongoing investigation will determine the cause of the accident that killed six people and left dozens of others requiring treatment at area hospitals.
Davis said that 911 emergency calls were received just after 6 a.m. yesterday morning. As police, fire, and medical teams arrived on the scene, the affected crash site was found to be half a mile long, he said.
Tarleton grad named Fort Worth police chief
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STEPHENVILLE Fort Worth’s new top cop is a Tarleton State University graduate.
Deputy Police Chief Neil Noakes has been named chief of police, replacing Ed Kraus, who announced his retirement last summer.
Noakes graduated cum laude from Tarleton with his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in 2016. He joined the Fort Worth PD in 2000 and as deputy chief oversaw the central, east and south patrol divisions.
“I think it’s safe to say, you’re looking at the happiest man in Fort Worth right now,” he said during a news conference. “I am absolutely delighted, I am humbled and honored, and I can promise you this, all of us may not agree every day, but as long as we agree to keep coming back to the table, as long as we agree to keep collaborating, as long as we work together, I don’t see anything in the city of Fort Worth we can’t accomplish together.”