Arlington Teen Fatally Shot at Apartment Complex, Found Dead at Fort Worth QuikTrip 12 Miles Away
ARLINGTON, Texas — An 18-year-old man was fatally shot early Sunday morning, October 25, 2026, at an Arlington apartment complex before being taken to a Fort Worth gas station more than 12 miles away, where police found him dead.
The victim was identified as Yoan Del Risco Falcon, 18, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office.
The shooting occurred at an apartment complex in the 3100 block of East Park Row Drive in Arlington.
At approximately 2:54 a.m., Arlington police officers responded to the complex after a resident reported hearing what sounded like gunshots nearby.
Officers searched the area but initially found no injured individuals, people involved in a shooting or evidence that gunfire had occurred.
Shooting Victim Found at Fort Worth QuikTrip 30 Minutes Later
Approximately 30 minutes after the initial call, the Fort Worth Police Department contacted Arlington police to report that officers were with an 18-year-old shooting victim at a QuikTrip gas station in the 6600 block of Brentwood Stair Road.
The gas station is approximately 12.3 miles from the Arlington apartment complex.
A witness who was with the victim told Fort Worth officers that the shooting had occurred at the apartment complex on East Park Row Drive.
With that information, Arlington officers returned to the original scene and discovered several shell casings in the parking lot.
Del Risco Falcon was pronounced dead at the QuikTrip.
According to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office, his time of death was recorded as 3:33 a.m., and the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the chest.
The witness who accompanied Del Risco Falcon was not injured and is cooperating with investigators.
Arlington Police Searching for Shooter
Arlington Police Department homicide detectives are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting and identify the person responsible.
No arrests have been made, and the investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to contact Arlington Police Detective Dixon at 817-459-5579.
Anonymous tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers of Tarrant County at 817-469-8477.
