Crime

Man, 43, dies in hospital after shooting at west Fort Worth apartment complex

A 43-year-old man who was shot Wednesday on a sidewalk between two buildings in a west Fort Worth apartment complex died 13 hours later at a hospital.

John Andrus was shot about 7 p.m. at the Villa Del Sol Apartments in the 8600 block of Las Vegas Court, according to a police report.

After he was shot, Andrus ran to an unlocked apartment seeking help.

Andrus was a Five Deuce Hoover Crips gang member, according to the police report.

Andrus died about 7:45 a.m. Thursday at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Police had not announced an arrest as of Friday.

This story was originally published November 21, 2019 at 9:50 PM.

Emerson Clarridge
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Emerson Clarridge covers crime and other breaking news for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He works days and reports on law enforcement affairs in Tarrant County. He previously was a reporter at the Omaha World-Herald and the Observer-Dispatch in Utica, New York.
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