19-year-old sentenced to 30 years in prison for organizing Fort Worth drive-by shooting
PREVIOUS COVERAGE: 5 arrested for Fort Worth mass drive-by shooting
Fort Worth police arrested five people in connection to a mass drive-by shooting that injured six people, including several children.
FORT WORTH, Texas - A third person has pleaded guilty in connection to a drive-by shooting that injured six in Fort Worth last year.
Hayden Bates-Vellmure sentence
Hayden Bates-Vellmure
What's New:
Hayden Bates-Vellmure, 19, was sentenced to 30 years in prison in connection to the shooting after pleading guilty to aggravated assault-mass shooting.
Bates-Vellmure organized the drive-by shooting at an apartment complex on Las Vegas Trail on May 1, 2024.
Police say Vellmure did not fire any shots, but gathered four other people to carry out the shooting.
Las Vegas Trail drive-by shooting
The backstory:
On May 1, 2024, Gilbert and four others fired multiple rounds in a drive-by shooting at the Miramar Apartments in Fort Worth.
Police responded to a shooting call at the complex on Las Vegas Trail around 7:30 p.m. Investigators say a Red Kia carrying five people, including Gilbert, drove by the apartments and opened fire, striking six individuals who were outside at the time.
Video shows boy dodging bullets during FW shooting
RAW: Video from inside an apartment shows a boy dodging bullets. You can see the boy on the couch directly in front of a window when bullets come flying into the apartment.
The victims ranged in age from 3 to 19 years old. Five were taken to the hospital—one in critical condition and another in serious condition. Both survived.
Police said the children did not know the shooters and were not targeted. Investigators believe the intended target was among those shot and lived near the apartment complex.
Fort Worth drive-by shooting sentences
By the numbers:
Within weeks of the shooting, five suspects were arrested. They were from Fort Worth, Bedford, DeSoto and Dallas.
So far, three of the five suspects in the shooting have been found guilty.
- Hayden Bates-Vellmure, 30 years in prison
- Allan Gilbert, 40 years in prison
- Patrick Biscoe, 40 years in prison
Jamal Piper is due in court for a status conference on May 23.
Jordan Jackson had a status conference on Friday morning.
The Source: Information in this article comes from the Fort Worth Police Department, Tarrant County District Attorney and past FOX coverage.