Suspect arrested on capital murder suspicion in killings of father, son in Fort Worth

The second of two men who were shot to death nine days ago at their house in north Fort Worth held a handgun during the encounter with their shooter, but neither victim was a threat when they were fired upon, police concluded as they sought an arrest warrant in the case.

Fort Worth police have booked Cameron Cummins, 31, on suspicion of capital murder in the Aug. 17 killings of Fermin Ramirez, 41, and his son, Jacob Ramirez, 22.

Both victims were shot in their chests. Jacob Ramirez’s body was in the driveway when police arrived at the house in the 2400 block of Ross Avenue. Fermin Ramirez’s body was lying just inside the house.

The Ramirezes had been at a bar and returned to their house to continue drinking with a group of friends. Cummins was with the group, but had not previously known the Ramirezes.

Cummins and two other people whose names police redacted from the affidavit supporting Cummins’ arrest warrant flirted and talked down to a person whose name police also redacted.

Many agreed the night should end, and the Ramirezes asked Cummins and two people with him to leave. Cummins and the others declined, according to the affidavit.

The killings were recorded by surveillance video cameras on the exterior of the house, Homicide Unit Detective Joey McAnally wrote in the affidavit. The video is of good quality, but the images were at times obscured by lighting conditions.

At 1:42 a.m. Jacob Ramirez walked from the group of people in the front yard and into the house. He returned after about two minutes, “and it appeared that he had a handgun behind his back,” McAnally wrote.

At 1:46, Fermin Ramirez pushed his son toward the front door to the house. Jacob Ramirez’s gun was in his hand at his side, pointed toward the ground, according to the police account of the video recordings that is included in the affidavit.

Fermin Ramirez walked back toward the group with his empty hands up and appeared to plead with them to leave.

Cummins pulled a pistol from his waist and began shooting as he walked toward an unarmed Fermin Ramirez, according to the affidavit.

Jacob Ramirez ran around the front of a pickup truck parked in the driveway in an effort to get away from the gunshots. Cummins pursued Jacob Ramirez around the pickup and continued to fire at Jacob Ramirez, according to the affidavit.

Cummins left the scene as a passenger in a vehicle driven by a person who had been at the house. Cummins was dropped off down the street, and the driver returned and spoke with police.

At the time a Fort Worth Municipal Court judge signed the arrest warrant on Wednesday, a detective had not interviewed Cummins.