Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The family of a Fort Worth boy whose body was found by a TxDOT worker on November 16th is pleading for information about what happened to him.
13-year old Israel Ethan Hernandez was last seen alive by his loved ones on November 9th when he left his home around 7:30 p.m.
Israel’s family gathered at the same spot where his body was found in the off-ramp grass near the I-30 and West Loop 820 interchange. They places posters, pictures, homemade crosses and other items at the site hoping to attract the attention of whoever is responsible.
The teen’s family said Fort Worth Police Department is investigating Israel’s death as a hit and run that possibly happened somewhere else.
Before the discovery of Israel’s body, the family had scoured their neighborhood and distributed thousands of flyers in hopes of finding him .
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