Anthony Luis Rangel, 19, a Hispanic male from Fort Worth, went out to celebrate his nineteenth birthday on the night of Saturday, June 14, 2025, into the early hours of Sunday, June 15. Around 12:30 a.m., gunfire erupted at a crowded house party on North Houston Street. Officers arrived to find two people shot at the scene and learned a third had been driven to the hospital by private vehicle.
Anthony Luis Rangel, 19, was rushed to a local hospital with wounds to his torso and forearm and later died; the two other victims were expected to survive. Investigators said the violence followed a quarrel at the gathering that spiraled into a fight, turning a night of birthday celebration into sudden chaos.
In the hours and days that followed, the outlines of what happened grew clearer. Detectives said a dispute between two women tied to one of the men who was shot escalated at the party; amid the commotion, an individual pulled a handgun and fired multiple times before fleeing. The scene was one of several separate shootings that rocked Fort Worth on Father's Day, but police emphasized the incidents were unrelated. For those who loved him, including a girlfriend who shared memories with local reporters, Anthony Luis Rangel, 19, was remembered for his kindness and the ordinary joy of marking a milestone birthday that should have ended with nothing more than photos and laughter.
Weeks later, detectives publicly named a suspect. An arrest warrant was issued on June 20 for 28-year-old Daleshawn “Bolo” Hopson, whom police allege shot Anthony Luis Rangel, 19, during the party and then fled in a vehicle. Authorities said Hopson might be on the West Coast with ties to Stockton, California, as well as Washington state and Fort Worth. The Fort Worth Police Department's Fugitive Unit sought help from the public, noting distinctive facial scars beneath the suspect's left eye and above his right eyebrow, and the family backed the hunt with a cash reward for information leading to his arrest. As of early August reporting, Hopson had not been taken into custody.
The case left a family and a city grieving a young life cut short. Reporters who visited the family captured the aching contrast between videos of a happy teenager and the stark language of a medical examiner's finding: gunshot wounds, a hospital death, a homicide at a party that should have ended with cake and home. The investigation into the killing of Anthony Luis Rangel, 19, continued even as other victims of that night's violence were named and arrests were made in unrelated cases elsewhere in the city, underscoring how a single burst of anger can steal a future and ripple through a community.
