Crime

Man dies after being shot outside Fort Worth club last month

A 26-year-old man who was shot multiple times outside a downtown club last month has died from his injuries.

Ernesto Rodriguez of Fort Worth was pronounced dead at 1:46 a.m. Monday at John Peter Smith Smith Hospital, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office.

According to a police report, Rodriguez was shot several times shortly before 2 a.m. Feb. 22 outside Club Vice, 350 W. Fiftth Street.

The case was originally assigned to the gang unit, indicating that police suspected it could be gang-related.

Homicide Sgt. Joe Loughman said that with Rodriguez’s death, homicide detectives are now joining the investigation.

No arrests have been made as of Monday, Loughman said.

Deanna Boyd, 817-390-7655

Twitter: @deannaboyd

This story was originally published March 2, 2015 at 2:15 PM with the headline "Man dies after being shot outside Fort Worth club last month."

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