On the afternoon of December 22, 2025, 15-year-old Ricardo Casarez Acevedo III was shot in the 7400 block of Snow Ridge Drive in East Fort Worth. Officers responded just before 2:30 p.m.; first responders found him with a critical gunshot wound to his torso. He was taken to a nearby hospital but died of his injuries.

Fort Worth homicide detectives opened an investigation and told the public they believed the shooting was an isolated incident, not a broader threat. As of late December 2025 no suspects were in custody and no arrests had been announced. Investigators continued to canvass the neighborhood seeking information about what led to the altercation.

Ricardo was born in March 2010 and is remembered by family as a gentle presence; he is survived by his parents, stepmother, three siblings, and extended family. If anyone who lived in or near Snow Ridge Drive on December 22 has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.