An arrest affidavit revealed that Kanard Murphy had gone to the large gathering to see his less than 1-year-old daughter, who was with her mother at the time.
FORT WORTH, Texas — There are just no words you can use to describe the pain Twyla Winn is feeling, after he older brother, 43-year-old Terrell Winn, died in a shooting in Fort Worth at a car wash parking lot on the Fourth of July.
“Just wish this was all a dream,” said Winn. “I never in a million years, thought that something would happen like this.”
Winn said her brother was a father to a 21-year-old son. He moved to Fort Worth a few years ago to have a better life.
She said he was simply at the wrong place at the wrong time on Thursday.
“Everybody that knows him knows, he’s a good person. He doesn’t be in trouble,” she said.
An arrest affidavit revealed that Kanard Murphy had gone to the large gathering to see his less than 1-year-old daughter, who was with her mother at the time.
According to the affidavit, prior domestic violence issues between Murphy and the mother caused some of her relatives to dislike Murphy and when he arrived at the party, one of them confronted him about it.
Initially, the affidavit states that Murphy was preparing for a fistfight. However, once he put his child, who he had been holding, in his car, he turned back around with a rifle in his hands.
It was at this time that Murphy began firing his rifle at the relative as he turned and ran away, the affidavit states.
According to the affidavit, Murphy chased the relative, continuing to fire the gun in his direction, despite him being unarmed.
The affidavit states that the relative ran toward a parked car in the car wash parking lot and Murphy, who was still firing at him, hit the back of the car several times.
Inside the backseat of the car was the 1-year-old and the 4-year-old girl, along with their older sister, according to the affidavit.
The affidavit states that both little girls were shot in the torso. The older sister was hit in the hand, causing non-life-threatening injuries.
Murphy’s gunfire also hit Terrell, which later led to his death.
Following this shower of gunfire, an unknown shooter fired at Murphy, hitting him in the upper back and causing him to drop the gun, according to the affidavit.
The affidavit states that a bystander ran and picked up the gun before Murphy could get it back and continue shooting.
According to Fort Worth PD, the rifle was a .300 blackout, matching the shell casings found in the area where the victims were shot.
The arrest affidavit states that both little girls were pronounced dead after being taken to Harris Southwest Hospital by friends and family members.
Prosecutors have charged Murphy with capital murder for the three victims. After a doctor determines he is stable enough to leave the hospital, he will be transported to the Tarrant County Jail and booked on the charge
“My heart goes out to those babies — they didn’t deserve it just like my brother didn’t deserve it,” said Winn.
“People need to stop,” she said. “No matter how many times we say it, they don’t.”
The family of the two sisters killed created a GoFundMe for the two. 1-year-old Wynter Thouston and the 4-year-old Ivy Pierce. They tell WFAA, they’re currently preparing for their funerals.