In White Settlement killing, shotgun, rifle fired through door as man sought children
The brother of a woman whose husband fired a 12-gauge shotgun through the door of a White Settlement apartment returned fire on Friday and killed his relative, police alleged.
It is not clear whether the death was criminal. The case will be submitted to the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office for its review, White Settlement police said.
The husband, whose name White Settlement police did not release, and his wife were involved about 12: 15 p.m. in a domestic disturbance in the 8100 block of Foxfire Lane. The wife took their three children to a downstairs neighbor, and there were other family members there, police said.
The husband threatened to shoot down the door and demanded to see the children, police said. He fired a shotgun through the apartment door, police said.
The mans’ brother-in-law fired rounds with an AR rifle toward him and shot him. He was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth and pronounced dead.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office has not identified the woman’s husband.
This story was originally published May 21, 2021 at 8:03 PM.
