17-year-old boy shot, wounded by gunman near residence in southeast Fort Worth
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A 17-year-old boy was shot and wounded early Monday as he was sitting outside of a residence in southeast Fort Worth, police said.
Gang officers responded to the scene, but no one had been arrested.
The teen was taken to a local hospital in good condition.
Fort Worth police responded to the shooting call just before 2:30 a.m. Monday in the 1000 block of East Tucker Street.
When they arrived, police found a 17-year-old boy who had suffered a single gunshot wound to his right hip/thigh region.
The teen stated that he had been seated outside of a home when an unknown suspect drove by the front of the residence. The victim stated the suspect produced and then discharged a firearm striking him in the hip/thigh region.
Police had no information on a motive for the shooting.
Gun violence unit detectives are investigating the incident.
This story was originally published October 3, 2022 at 4:53 AM.
