Homicide Investigation - Report #2025-00900811
Published on April 02, 2025
By Arlington Police Department
The Arlington Police Department has filed Murder charges in connection to the death of 63-year-old Erma Adeyemo Azeez.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office determined Ms. Adeyemo Azeez's death was caused by stab wounds she sustained as she was attacked by 23-year-old Jacob Arriaga Guerrero at an apartment complex in the 2600 block of Whisper Meadow Lane. They have ruled her manner of death as homicide.
With these developments, the Arlington Police Department, in consultation with the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office, has upgraded Mr. Arriaga Guerrero's Aggravated Assault charge to one count of Murder.
ORIGINAL RELEASE
The Arlington Police Department is investigating the overnight death of a 63-year-old woman.
On Monday, March 31, 2025, at approximately 11:58 p.m., officers responded to an apartment complex in the 2600 block of Whisper Meadow Lane to investigate reports of shots fired.
When they arrived on scene, they located the 63-year-old woman lying unresponsive in a breezeway. She was transported to an area hospital where she was later pronounced deceased.
A 37-year-old man on scene told officers he heard the woman screaming for help, then retrieved a gun and went to investigate. He said he saw an unknown man attacking her while holding a sharp object.
The 37-year-old pointed the gun at the suspect, indicated he would shoot, and ultimately fired a shot into the ground. At that point, the suspect left the scene on foot.
Through the course of their investigation, detectives learned the Tarrant County Community Supervision and Corrections Department received an ankle monitor tampering alert from an individual on probation, 23-year-old Jacob Arriaga Guerrero. Mr. Arriaga Guerrero matched the description of the suspect provided by multiple witnesses at the scene. GPS data provided by Tarrant County also placed him at the crime scene at the time of the attack.
While attempting to locate Mr. Arriaga Guerrero Tuesday morning, the department received a 911 call at approximately 6:54 a.m. for a hit-and-run that occurred at the intersection of Walnut Hill Circle & Burney Road. The caller reported that a driver in an SUV hit a pedestrian walking a dog and collided with another vehicle before driving off. The pedestrian and the other driver were not seriously injured and did not require transport to the hospital. The dog suffered injuries to its leg.
Detectives in the APD Real Time Crime Center were able to help officers locate the SUV, which had been reported stolen, nearby in the 2500 block of Burney Road. Officers then responded to the location and took the driver, who was identified as Mr. Arriaga Guerrero, into custody.
In consultation with the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office, Mr. Arriaga Guerrero will be charged with one count of Aggravated Assault in connection to the incident at the apartment complex at this time. Charges may be upgraded, pending the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s ruling on the official cause and manner of death of the 63-year-old woman.
Mr. Arriaga Guerrero was also charged with one count of Collision Involving Injury, one count of Animal Cruelty, and one count of Theft of a Motor Vehicle in connection to the hit-and-run.
The investigation is ongoing.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office will release the name of the deceased.