On the morning of March 15, 2026, 28-year-old Enrique Avila was fatally shot near the intersection of East Long Avenue and Schwartz Avenue in North Fort Worth, Texas. Just after 2 a.m., Avila approached a black Ford Expedition after hearing gunfire in his neighborhood. Witnesses said a 17-year-old passenger, Maverik Parish, had been firing a tan handgun into the ground earlier that night. An argument followed; Avila, described by witnesses as appearing intoxicated, reportedly moved in front of the SUV and then toward the driver’s side. Parish allegedly leaned out the passenger window and fired a single shot that struck Avila. He collapsed in a grassy median and died at the scene. Investigators confirmed Avila was unarmed.

The SUV initially fled but returned, then left again when emergency vehicles arrived. Real Time Crime Center surveillance footage helped police track the vehicle to the 2900 block of North Nichols, where all five occupants were detained. Officers recovered two pistols inside the vehicle, including a tan handgun matching the description of the weapon used. Maverik Parish was arrested and charged with murder and booked into the Tarrant County jail; the other four occupants were held for questioning and the investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone saw the encounter near East Long and Schwartz or has information about the occupants of that Expedition, please share what is known.