A fatal shooting unfolded in the early morning hours of Sunday March 1, 2026 at a parking lot outside a warehouse in the 1200 block of Northwest 35th Street specifically at 1211 NW 35th Street in northwest Fort Worth Texas near Fort Worth Meacham International Airport.
Fort Worth Police Department officers arrived around 3:40 a.m. after receiving multiple reports of gunfire at the location transforming the normally quiet predawn area into a secured crime scene with emergency lights illuminating the surrounding warehouse facilities and nearby roadways.
A large gathering of people had assembled outside the business when an argument escalated into a physical fight in the parking lot prompting at least one person to open fire. The rapid sequence of events left chaos in the lot as attendees scattered and officers worked to locate victims amid the scattered vehicles.
Investigators later determined the altercation stemmed directly from the dispute among those present rather than any random attack highlighting the dangers that can arise when large crowds gather in commercial parking areas after hours in this northwest Fort Worth industrial zone.
The victim was identified as 19-year-old Lyndon Carlise Clay a Fort Worth resident who sustained a single gunshot wound to the chest. He was found at the scene by arriving officers and despite immediate life saving efforts was pronounced dead at 3:59 a.m. according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office. Clay’s death marked a tragic end to what began as a social gathering near the airport turning the warehouse parking lot into the site of the city’s latest homicide investigation.
Two additional victims suffering from gunshot wounds were located at local hospitals after the shooting with their conditions not publicly detailed by authorities. The presence of multiple injured individuals required coordinated response from both police and emergency medical services to ensure everyone received prompt transport while the scene remained locked down for evidence collection. No further injuries were reported among the larger group that had gathered at the location.
The Fort Worth Police Department Homicide Unit took over the investigation immediately focusing on witness statements surveillance from nearby businesses and physical evidence recovered from the 1211 NW 35th Street parking lot. As of the latest updates no arrests have been announced and detectives continue to piece together the exact sequence of the fight that led to the gunfire. The department has emphasized that the incident appears isolated with no ongoing threat to the surrounding community near Meacham Airport.
Anyone with information about the March 1 shooting is urged to contact Fort Worth police detectives at 817 392 4222 or submit anonymous tips through Tarrant County Crime Stoppers at 817 469 8477. The northwest Fort Worth area has seen increased focus on crowd safety at after hours gatherings as residents process the loss of a young life in what should have been a routine social event at the warehouse parking lot. Community leaders have called for greater awareness around conflict resolution to prevent similar tragedies in commercial zones close to the airport.
