The man accused of shooting and killing a Texas Christian University student nearly two years ago in the West 7th area of ...

An accused killer has pleaded guilty to a murder charge in Fort Worth. The victim was a Texas Christian University student ...

Wes Smith, a 21-year-old junior at Texas Christian University, was shot multiple times outside a Fort Worth bar in 2023, prosecutors said.

Matthew Purdy told Fort Worth police that he shot Wes Smith, who was a stranger to him, in the head to "make sure he was dead ...

The victim's parents said their son had a heart for helping others and believed the tragedy could have been avoided.

Matthew Purdy, 23, murdered Wes Smith, a 21-year-old junior at Texas Christian University, in a random shooting in 2023.

The family of Wes Smith give a statement on Thursday, June 26, 2025. In a plea bargain agreement with the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office Matthew Purdy was sentenced to 60 years in ...

Purdy, 23, was sentenced to 60 years in prison. According to court documents, Purdy's defense attorneys argued that he was ...

The man accused of shooting and killing a TCU student in Fort Worth's West 7th district in 2023 pleaded guilty and was ...