Two teenagers fatally shot in Fort Worth early Saturday morning have been identified, according to police and the Tarrant County Medical Examiner.
Police said officers were dispatched to a shooting at a house in the 1100 block of East Baltimore Avenue on Saturday but provided few other details.
The teenage victims were identified by the medical examiner Monday as 19-year-old Simieon Joseph, of Crowley, and 13-year-old Kory Smith, of Fort Worth.
According to the ME’s reports, both were shot at the house on Baltimore Avenue.
Joseph, the medical examiner said, died of a gunshot wound to the back at about 12:40 a.m. Saturday and was deceased at the home.
Joseph’s family told NBC 5 Monday that he graduated from Crowley High School last year and was pursuing a career in rap music.
Joseph Family Photos of Simieon Joseph shared by his family.
Smith was transported to John Peter Smith Hospital with a gunshot wound to the head and died at about 8 p.m. Saturday, the ME said.
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Smith’s family told NBC 5 he was a 7th grader at Crowley Middle School.
Police have not released any other information about the investigation into the shootings. They have not revealed a motive and they have not named any suspects or announced any arrests in connection with the deaths.
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