A man was stabbed multiple times during an argument in northwest Fort Worth early yesterday, and police say an 18-year-old is now facing a felony charge in connection with the attack. Officers responded to the 2400 block of Tosoro Circle shortly before 4 a.m. and found one man with several stab wounds and another with a cut on his hand.
Both men were taken to a local hospital, and as of the report, their conditions were unknown, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Police say two individuals got into an argument that escalated when one pulled out a knife and stabbed the other. Oswaldo Najera, 18, now faces an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon family violence charge, per police records cited by the outlet.
What the Charge Could Mean
Under Texas Penal Code Section 22.02, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon is a second-degree felony carrying two to 20 years in prison and fines up to $10,000, according to McCarty-Larson, PLLC. That exposure can escalate to a first-degree felony punishable by five to 99 years or life in prison if the victim suffers serious bodily injury and is a family member, per the same source. Because the charge is classified as family violence, it may also trigger federal firearm possession prohibitions under the Lautenberg Amendment alongside Texas weapon restrictions, as detailed by Varghese Summersett.
Texas law also allows magistrates to issue what's known as a Magistrate's Order for Emergency Protection following a family violence arrest, restricting a suspect from contacting or approaching the victim for 61 to 91 days, or up to 121 days if a deadly weapon was involved. According to Settlement Insight, these orders don't require a victim application and take effect upon magistrate arraignment. It remains unclear whether such an order has been issued in this case.
A Northwest Fort Worth Neighborhood Near Marine Creek
Tosoro Circle sits in the 76106 ZIP code of northwest Fort Worth near Marine Creek, a residential area served by Trinity Metro bus route 45, according to transit data from Moovit. The exact relationship between Najera and the man he's accused of stabbing has not been disclosed.
Domestic Violence Remains a Persistent Local Concern
The stabbing arrives as Fort Worth's overall violent crime numbers have been trending downward. Fort Worth Police Department data from January through August 2026 showed a 15.5% drop in aggravated assaults and a 36% decrease in homicides compared to the same stretch in 2025, per WFAA, with Chief Eddie Garcia crediting data-driven policing and community violence intervention partnerships for the decline.
Even so, domestic violence remains one of the largest categories of criminal filings in the county. Domestic violence cases accounted for the second-highest volume of cases filed by the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office in 2024, prompting the deployment of specialized felony intimate partner violence prosecution teams, according to Tarrant County. County officials also note that roughly 1 in 3 women in Tarrant County experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime, exceeding the national average of 1 in 4 women.
Tarrant County coordinates its multi-agency response to domestic abuse through the Tarrant County Council on Family Violence, led by One Safe Place at 1100 Hemphill Street in Fort Worth. Anyone affected by domestic violence can reach SafeHaven of Tarrant County's 24-hour crisis hotline at 877-701-7233. The Najera case adds to a string of recent Fort Worth incidents Hoodline has tracked, including an east side shooting still unsolved and a case that ended with a 25-year prison sentence, per Hoodline. The investigation into yesterday's stabbing remains ongoing, and no additional details on the men's conditions or their relationship have been released.
