{"id":319847,"date":"2026-06-02T22:30:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T22:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/319847\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T22:30:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T22:30:15","slug":"man-fatally-stabbed-in-fort-worth-after-attempted-car-theft-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/319847\/","title":{"rendered":"Man fatally stabbed in Fort Worth after attempted car theft, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 54-year-old man died in Fort Worth<\/a>\u00a0Saturday\u00a0when he was fatally stabbed<\/a> by a man attempting to steal his vehicle, according to a statement from\u00a0Fort Worth police.<\/p>\n

Andres Valdez died in the 2400 block of Lillian Street at 11:11 p.m. after he was stabbed in the chest, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office. Fort Worth police said they have arrested a man in connection with the fatal stabbing.<\/p>\n

Officers responded to the scene after receiving a call from a person who reported seeing an injured male lying on the sidewalk, police said. The man,\u00a0 later identified as Valdez, was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

Police said as officers were investigating the stabbing, another officer at an unrelated call about 2.5 miles away was approached by a 39-year-old man. Police said the man mentioned the stabbing on Lillian Street and “made statements indicating he had stabbed someone during an altercation.”<\/p>\n

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Investigators determined the 39-year-old man and Valdez encountered each other earlier in the evening. Police said the man\u00a0allegedly stabbed\u00a0Valdez while trying to take the victim\u2019s vehicle, then fled on foot.<\/p>\n

Detectives determined the use of deadly force by the 39-year-old was not justified under the circumstances, police said.<\/p>\n

The man was arrested and booked into the\u00a0Tarrant County jail on a capital murder charge, according to jail records.<\/p>\n

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