Teen shot, critically injured in parking lot at Fort Worth’s Eastern Hills High School
A teenage boy was shot in a parking lot outside Eastern Hills High School on Monday afternoon, according to Fort Worth police and MedStar.
The victim was critically wounded and was taken to a hospital trauma center. Police said he was shot in the neck. As of Tuesday, police said the boy was still in the hospital and they could not confirm whether or not he was a student at Eastern Hills.
The call came in about 5:20 p.m. from the school parking lot in the 5700 block of Shelton Street near Weiler Boulevard.
A caller told police the shooting happened in the parking lot and the suspect fled the scene, according to a police call log.
Police said it appears the shooting resulted from a fight but they didn’t have any information yet on a possible suspect or motive. The shooter or shooters were still at large as of Tuesday afternoon, and gun violence detectives are investigating.
Fort Worth Independent School District officials told WFAA-TV that the district is cooperating with police in their investigation.
The last day of school is June 18. The shooting happened after dismissal time for students Monday, but it’s unclear if any school-related activities were going on at that time.
A Fort Worth ISD spokesman declined to answer questions about whether any students were involved in the incident and deferred to police regarding details of the investigation.
This story was originally published June 7, 2021 at 6:41 PM.
