{"id":248871,"date":"2026-04-14T07:46:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T07:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/248871\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T07:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T07:46:13","slug":"police-arrest-two-murder-suspects-in-drive-by-killing-of-fort-worth-15-year-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/248871\/","title":{"rendered":"Police arrest two murder suspects in drive-by killing of Fort Worth 15-year-old"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police on Monday arrested two people on suspicion of murder in the killing earlier this month of a 15-year-old boy in south Fort Worth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cesar Horton, 20, and Kamron Lampkin, 19, were booked in connection with the April 2 drive-by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article315283822.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:shooting death of Prince Washington;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;shooting death of Prince Washington&quot;}\" class=\"link \">shooting death of Prince Washington<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Washington was shot in the chest at his house in the 6700 block of Glenbrook Lane.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police did not immediately release the arrest warrant affidavits in the case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">James Washington left his bedroom after the shooting stopped, as did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/news\/local\/fort-worth\/article315360336.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:his son, Prince,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;his son, Prince,&quot;}\" class=\"link \">his son, Prince,<\/a> who was bleeding, the father told the Star-Telegram in an interview.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHe said, \u2018Dad, I just got hit,\u2019 and he walked right here and collapsed,\u201d James Washington said, gesturing at a spot on the living room floor. \u201cHe stayed alive maybe about two minutes, just breathing real hard, and died.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Prince Semaj Washington, 15, and his father, James Washington, pose for a photo on Dec. 30, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/84a17d2b2011b781d2cb92ae2ccafbff.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Prince Semaj Washington, 15, and his father, James Washington, pose for a photo on Dec. 30, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Prince and his father had lived in the neighborhood for three months prior to the shooting, which left the house riddled with bullet holes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHe was a great kid,\u201d James Washington said of his son. \u201cHe loved the Lord, and he did what\u2019s right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The teenager was a student at South Hills Highs School, where played on the basketball team.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"The bedroom of 15-year-old Prince Washington, who was killed in a drive-by shooting at his Fort Worth home on April 2, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8ec02ec8b0406ae15f49c14a7757281.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The bedroom of 15-year-old Prince Washington, who was killed in a drive-by shooting at his Fort Worth home on April 2, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>(Lillie Davidson)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\ud83d\udea8 More breaking news:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u25fd\ufe0f Sign up for Star-Telegram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/newsletters?newsletter=fortworth_breaking_newsletter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:news alerts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;news alerts&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> news alerts<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police on Monday arrested two people on suspicion of murder in the killing earlier this month of 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