A gender-reveal party in Fort Worth, Texas, ended in deadly violence on April 11, 2026. Guests say an argument at the gathering escalated after 22-year-old Jose Manuel Garcia reportedly produced and repeatedly adjusted a handgun at the event. When another guest asked him to put the weapon in his car because children were present, Garcia allegedly pointed the gun at a man; that man then drew a weapon and an exchange of gunfire followed.

Five people were struck and taken to area hospitals. Twenty-four-year-old Hispanic female Alexa Nares Martinez was wounded by a gunshot to the neck and died at John Peter Smith Hospital on April 15, 2026. Her family remembered her as having a loving spirit and a vibrant, bubbly personality who brightened a room.

Fort Worth Police arrested Jose Manuel Garcia and charged him with one count of murder in Martinez’s death and four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for the other victims. Police say they consider the shooting an isolated incident and are still gathering details.

If anyone attended the party or has information about what happened that night, please share what you know.