Anthony Ray Bell-Johnson (Fort Worth Police Department)
FORT WORTH, Texas - A man involved in a 2022 Fort Worth shooting was sentenced to two life sentences in prison by a Tarrant County jury.
Sentencing in 2022 murder case
What we know:
24-year-old Anthony Bell-Johnson has been found guilty of capital murder by a Tarrant County Jury, and was given two life sentences for his role in a 2022 double homicide. He was also sentenced to pay $20,000 in fines.
2 arrested in Fort Worth deadly drive-by shooting 5-year-old and 17-year-old, police say
Fort Worth Police along with the United States Marshal Service arrested a 16-year-old male juvenile and 21-year-old Anthony Ray Bell-Johnson in connection with the double homicide.
In September 2022, Bell-Johnson, along with several acquaintances, entered a house on Steel Dust Drive in Fort Worth wearing black masks, firing multiple shots at residents playing in an open garage before fleeing the scene in a vehicle.
17-year-old Jamerrien Monroe and 5-year-old Rayshard Scott were killed in the shooting. Monroe's 18-month-old son was also injured.
Police say Bell-Johnson fired his weapon at least 16 times. They later found the keys to the getaway vehicle in Bell-Johnson's pocket, leading to his arrest.
What they're saying:
Tarrant County assistant district attorneys Bill Vassar and Melina Hogan prosecuted the case.
"He absolutely knew what he was doing," Vassar told the jury. "This family has been waiting for justice for 3 ½ years. Let's give them some justice."
The backstory:
Previously, Jay Shawn Nixon-Clark was found guilty of capital murder in Jan. 2025 and automatically sentenced to life in prison for his role in the shooting.
Fort Worth teen gets life in prison for killing 5-year-old, 17-year-old in 2022 shooting
Jay Shawn Nixon-Clark was automatically sentenced to life in prison for murdering a 17-year-old and 5-year-old when he was 16 years old.
Nixon-Clark was 16-years-old at the time of the shooting.
The Source: Information in this story came from the Tarrant County Distric Attorney's Office and previous FOX 4 reporting.