Matthew Purdy, the 21-year-old man accused of fatally shooting TCU student Wes Smith on Friday, used a pellet gun during two robberies in downtown Fort Worth in July 2021, according to court records.

Matthew Purdy has been charged in the murder of Wes Smith after the TCU student was shot to death in Fort Worth, police said.

A man will spend 28 years behind bars after pleading guilty to first degree murder in a 2013 double homicide, according to ...

Daniel Duncan pleaded guilty to the first-degree murders of Vicky Purdy and Ricky Dodson, a case the Franklin County ...

Matthew Purdy Jr., 23, pleaded guilty to murder in connection with the death of Wes Smith, who was gunned down during a night out in the entertainment district, officials said.

Matthew Purdy, 23, pleaded guilty to his murder during a hearing in Tarrant County on Thursday. A judge then sentenced him to 60 years, under the terms of a plea agreement.

Officers observed “fresh blood” on Matthew Purdy’s backpack and say he hid his gun in his pants and took it apart while in the back of a police patrol car.

Daniel Elwood Duncan was sentenced to 28 years in prison as part of a plea agreement in the murders of Vicky Purdy and Ricky ...

A psychiatrist’s evaluation could determine whether Matthew Purdy is competent to face trial in the shooting of Wes Smith.

Officers arrested the suspected shooter 21-year-old Matthew Purdy for murder who they say assaulted a woman outside while fleeing the scene. As a freshman, Smith played TCU football as a walk-on.