Warrant details shooting of Fort Worth father

FORT WORTH, Texas — New details in an arrest warrant obtained by WFAA reveal how a warehouse shooting unfolded.

According to Fort Worth police, Lee Douglas, 36, a Fort Worth father of five, died Tuesday of complications after he was shot while walking to his car at 2:30 a.m. May 30 at the Refresco Beverages warehouse at 15200 Trinity Blvd. .

The suspect, Decan Medeiros, 18, is charged with murder and is being held on $500,000 bail.

Douglas' family told WFAA that the Refresco Beverages electrician was on break during his night shift when the shooting occurred.

According to Fort Worth police, Medeiros arrived at DFW Airport at 6 p.m. the day before the shooting. Medeiros' family members told WFAA that he was only in DFW for a layover and had no ties to North Texas.

According to an arrest warrant, Medeiros is accused of shooting Douglas in the back and face before deliberately pointing his firearm at two other victims and firing twice. According to the warrant, the suspect then fled across the street to the ONCOR/WESCO distribution warehouse and fired additional shots at a forklift driver inside the warehouse. of ONCOR.

That forklift driver was 36-year-old Julio Morales Ramirez.

In an interview with WFAA, Ramirez said the suspect entered the warehouse with a backpack and approached Ramirez within 10 feet.

Ramirez, who was on his forklift at the time, asked the suspect what he needed. He attempted to call a supervisor through his radio and said the suspect then raised a gun and shot him three times.

Ramirez told WFAA he had never seen the suspect in his life.

“Somehow he didn’t touch me,” Ramirez said in Spanish. “It's a miracle.”

Ramirez, a husband and father of two, said his immediate reflex was to jump from his forklift and fall to the ground, an unanticipated reaction that he believes could have saved his life. Ramirez said the suspect walked away.

The arrest warrant says an ONCOR security officer fired four shots across the street and when he went to investigate, he saw Medeiros. The security guard asked Medeiros what he was doing and Medeiros replied, “shooting squirrels,” the warrant states. He withdrew his gun and ordered Medeiros to raise his hands. Decan responded 'No' and ran away,” according to the warrant.

Ramirez, who returned to his forklift job, said he was still shaken by the shooting and suffered from insomnia. He is saddened to learn that another father lost his life in the shooting.

“This person who didn’t know me tried to kill me,” Ramirez said. “What happened to me was serious and very difficult. Even though I'm afraid, I want people to look deep in their hearts before hurting others.

Fort Worth recovered Medeiros' abandoned duffel bag, but did not recover a weapon, documents state.

Decan was found by police in Irving, east of where the shooting took place.

According to an arrest warrant, Irving police found ammunition in the suspect's backpack. The type of ammunition matched that used in the shooting, according to police documents. Medeiros told Irving police he “shot someone earlier” and pointed west, documents state.

Medeiros was taken to Fort Worth police for questioning and is being held at the Lon Evans Correctional Center in Tarrant County. In addition to the murder charge, he faces several other charges of aggravated assault with use of a deadly weapon.

Police said Medeiros and his family never worked at any of the warehouses involved in the shooting and believed he acted alone. Police said they had no evidence the shooting was planned.

The investigation is ongoing.