{"id":406591,"date":"2026-08-14T16:38:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T16:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/406591\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T16:38:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T16:38:17","slug":"murder-suspect-arrested-after-road-rage-shooting-on-i-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/406591\/","title":{"rendered":"Murder suspect arrested after road rage shooting on I-20"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fort Worth police have arrested a man they say shot and killed an Everman ISD employee<\/a> during a road rage incident Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

Patrick Lawrence, 37, was arrested and faces a murder charge<\/a> in the killing of LaTaivia Davis, police said in a news release.<\/p>\n

Davis was killed Thursday morning on Interstate 20, and the shooting shut down the highway for hours as officers investigated.<\/p>\n

\"Patrick Patrick Lawrence, 37, was arrested and faces a murder charge in the road rage killing of LaTaivia Davis, police said in a news release. Fort Worth police <\/p>\n

The efforts to arrest Lawrence involved units including patrol officers, homicide detectives, recruits, the Operations and Surveillance Team, the Directed Response Unit, and the city\u2019s Real Time Crime Center, according to the release.<\/p>\n

The Everman school district\u2019s website lists Davis as an art aide at E. Ray Elementary School. It\u2019s believed she was on her way to work at the time of the shooting about 6:40 a.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe loss of a member of our Everman ISD family is felt throughout our entire school community,\u201d school district officials said in a statement. \u201cWe are committed to supporting our students and staff during this difficult time, and counseling and support resources are being made available to those who may need them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Witnesses told police that the victim and the suspect were driving eastbound on I-20 near Trail Lake Drive in southwest Fort Worth when Lawrence pulled up next to Davis\u2019 car, fired shots and then fled the scene.<\/p>\n

Police said that an arrest warrant affidavit with details of the evidence against Lawrence will be released to the media on Friday. He was being held Friday in the Tarrant County Jail. Bond has not been set.<\/p>\n

\"Fort Fort Worth police cadets line up to search for evidence after an Everman ISD teacher\u2019s aide was killed in a road rage shooting in the eastbound lanes of I-20 on Thursday morning, Aug. 13, 2026. Fort Worth Police Department <\/p>\n

First responders provided medical care to Davis, but she was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur hearts go out to her family and loved ones as they deal with this tragic loss,\u201d the department said.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published August 13, 2026 at 8:44 PM.<\/p>\n

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