Sister of man killed in July 4 shooting mourns his death

FORT WORTH, Texas — There are simply no words to describe the pain Twyla Winn feels after her older brother, 43-year-old Terrell Winn, was killed in a shooting in the parking lot of a Fort Worth car wash on July 4.

“I just wish this had all been a dream,” Winn said. “I never thought in a million years something like this would happen.”

Winn said her brother is the father of a 21-year-old son and moved to Fort Worth a few years ago to have a better life.

She said he was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time on Thursday.

“Everyone who knows him knows he’s a good person. He’s not in trouble,” she said.

An affidavit stated that Kanard Murphy went to the large gathering to see his less than one-year-old daughter, who was with her mother at the time.

According to the affidavit, Murphy was not popular with some of her relatives due to previous incidents of domestic violence between Murphy and the mother, and when he arrived at the party, one of them confronted him about it.

The affidavit states that Murphy initially prepared for a fight, but after he had put his child, whom he was holding, into his car, he turned around with a gun in his hand.

At that moment, Murphy began firing his rifle at the relative as he turned and ran away, the affidavit states.

According to the affidavit, Murphy pursued the relative and continued to fire the gun in his direction, even though he was unarmed.

The affidavit states that the relative ran toward a car parked in the car wash parking lot and that Murphy, still shooting at him, struck the back of the car several times.

According to the affidavit, the one-year-old and four-year-old girls and their older sister were sitting in the back seat of the car.

The affidavit states that both little girls were shot in the upper body. The older sister was hit in the hand, resulting in non-life-threatening injuries.

Murphy’s shots also hit Terrell, which later led to his death.

After the barrage of gunfire, an unknown gunman shot Murphy, hitting him in the upper back and causing him to drop the weapon, the affidavit states.

The affidavit states that a bystander ran and picked up the gun before Murphy could retrieve it and continue firing.

According to Fort Worth police, the rifle was a .300 Blackout, which matched the shell casings found in the area where the victims were shot.

The affidavit states that both little girls were pronounced dead after being taken to Harris Southwest Hospital by friends and family members.

Prosecutors have charged Murphy with capital murder of the three victims. After a doctor determines Murphy is stable enough to leave the hospital, he will be taken to the Tarrant County Jail to face charges.

“I feel truly sorry for the babies. They didn’t deserve it, just like my brother didn’t deserve it,” Winn said.

“People need to stop doing this,” she said. “No matter how many times we say it, they don’t do it.”

The family of the two sisters killed has started a GoFundMe campaign for the two: one-year-old Wynter Thouston and four-year-old Ivy Pierce. They told WFAA they are currently preparing their funerals.