{"id":461657,"date":"2026-10-09T23:24:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T23:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/461657\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T23:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T23:24:15","slug":"gofundme-set-up-for-16-year-old-fatally-shot-in-fort-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/461657\/","title":{"rendered":"GoFundMe set up for 16-year-old fatally shot in Fort Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Samuel_fitted.png\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" title=\"Samuel Navarrete was set to graduate from high school in a few months and was working hard to make his parents proud, according to a GoFundMe. The 16-year-old was fatally shot at a south Fort Worth apartment complex on Wednesday, Oct. 7.\" alt=\"Samuel Navarrete was set to graduate from high school in a few months and was working hard to make his parents proud, according to a GoFundMe. The 16-year-old was fatally shot at a south Fort Worth apartment complex on Wednesday, Oct. 7.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Samuel Navarrete was set to graduate from high school in a few months and was working hard to make his parents proud, according to a GoFundMe. The 16-year-old was fatally shot at a south Fort Worth apartment complex on Wednesday, Oct. 7.<\/p>\n<p>            Family photo courtesy of GoFundMe<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article317535144.html\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">teen who was fatally shot<\/a> at a south Fort Worth apartment complex Wednesday evening was planning to graduate from high school in May.<\/p>\n<p>Samuel Esteban Navarrete was living with friends after his parents were deported to Colombia. Now a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/bringing-samuel-home-to-his-family-in-colombia\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GoFundMe<\/a> has been organized to send the 16-year-old\u2019s body home to his family. Organizer Lourdes Dominguez called Navarrete\u2019s death a \u201cheartbreaking loss\u201d and wrote that he will be forever remembered by his friends, family and community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSamuel was balancing school and working not only to support himself but also to send money back home to his mother, Diana,\u201d Dominguez said in the GoFundMe. \u201cWhile many teenagers his age were simply enjoying their high school years Samuel was working toward a better future and doing everything he could to make his parents proud.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Officers were called to the shooting at the Stallion Pointe Apartments near Everman about 6:30 p.m. They found Navarrete in the driver\u2019s seat of a car. He was suffering from a gunshot wound, officials said, and died at the scene. 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