FORT WORTH, Texas - A man was sentenced to life in prison after fatally shooting a game room clerk and robbing him in south Fort Worth.
The robbery
What we know:
On March 4, 2021, Albert Gonzalez and an accomplice were dropped off at a smoke shop and game room on Altamesa Boulevard in Fort Worth.
Gonzalez, 29, pulled out a gun and pointed it at an employee. The employee was identified as Mahmoud Ghanim, a 37-year-old from Arlington.
When Ghanim raised his hand and tried to push the gun away, Gonzalez shot him in the torso, according to court documents. Ghanim died from the gunshot wound.
After the shooting, Gonzalez and his accomplice, identified as Renay Juan Moreno, stole money and cellphones from others in the store. They also went through Ghanim’s pockets, took his cash, and stole a bag of money from the business.
Gonzalez and Moreno then left the scene, where a driver picked them up and took them to a hotel, where they divided the stolen money. The driver was later identified as Suzann Meranda Aleman.
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Police say a family member was able to identify him by the cowboy hat he wore in one of the robberies.
Life in prison conviction
Gonzalez received an automatic sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Both Moreno and Aleman also face charges of capital murder in connection with the crime.
The Source: Information in this article comes from an official Tarrant County District Attorney statement.