Two juveniles arrested in shooting of off-duty Dallas officer near Fort Worth Stockyards
Two juveniles have been arrested in connection with a shooting that injured an off-duty Dallas police officer near the Fort Worth Stockyards on Sunday afternoon, police said.
The officer was shot while trying to fend off attackers who were attempting to steal his wife’s purse in north Fort Worth, according to Fort Worth police.
The shooting happened at about 4:45 p.m. near Northeast 21st Street and North Main Street, about two blocks from Joe T. Garcia’s and near the Fort Worth Stockyards.
Two people tried to grab a woman’s purse, and her husband — the off-duty officer — tried to fend them off, Fort Worth police said. The husband was shot in the side of the chest and the two people ran away.
The injured man was taken to a hospital, and police said he was stable as of Sunday.
This story was originally published August 10, 2020 at 2:54 PM.
