Amir Omer Farouk Malik Ruvalcaba, an 18-year-old male of Mexican descent, died on April 12, 2019, in Fort Worth, Texas. Officers responding to a reported wreck in the 2500 block of NE 28th St. found him in the driver’s seat of a crashed vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Three other people were in the car but fled before officers arrived. Fort Worth homicide detectives are investigating; no suspects or arrests have been publicly identified and few details have been released. Amir was born May 5, 2000, in Mexico to Farouk Malik and Rosa Ruvalcaba. He loved animals, working on cars, and fishing, and his family and friends mourn his loss.

If anyone has information about the crash, the shooting, or the identities of the individuals who fled, please share what is known with the Fort Worth homicide unit.