Police in a news release said officers around 8 p.m. responded to an auto-pedestrian crash near the 3700 block of Stalcup Road.
FORT WORTH, Texas — A 12-year-old boy was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Fort Worth on Thursday night, police said.
Apollo Rogers, of Fort Worth, was identified as the victim, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Police in a news release said officers around 8 p.m. responded to an auto-pedestrian crash near the 3700 block of Stalcup Road, near East Berry Street and East Loop 820. When they arrived, they found that a child had been struck by a white-colored Jeep Cherokee, and that the driver then drove away “immediately following the accident,” the release said.
Police say the boy was crossing the street at a crosswalk when he was hit by the Cherokee, which had run a red light.
First responders took the child, later identified as Rogers, to a hospital, where he died, according to the release.
No arrests have been made, and traffic officers were still investigating the crash late Thursday. No details about the possible suspect vehicle were released.
Fort Worth Independent School District officials confirmed that Rogers was a student at Young Men’s Leadership Academy.
“In this moment of sorrow, we ask families for continued support for our campus community—our scholars and staff alike,” officials said in a statement. “Grief counselors will be available on campus this morning to provide support and resources to those who need them.”