Crime

Police investigating shooting death in Fort Worth’s Near East Side

Police said they are investigating the shooting death of a man in the 1800 block of East Lancaster Avenue early Sunday morning, in the Near East Side.

Police responded to a call about a shooting around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, finding a man with a gunshot wound. He was transported to the hospital but did not survive his injuries, police said.

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Senica Andre Cooksey, 42, and said he died from a gunshot wound to his leg.

Homicide detectives are investigating the case.

This story was originally published July 18, 2021 at 2:19 PM.

James Hartley
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
James Hartley was a news reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from 2019 to 2024
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