Crime

One dead, another injured, in early morning Saturday shooting, Fort Worth police say

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The Fort Worth Police Department’s homicide unit is investigating a shooting early Saturday morning.

The shooting occurred around 1:45 a.m., police said, near the 3300 block of E. Lancaster Ave. Officers responded to the scene after a report that someone was shot, according to a police caller log.

“Upon arrival, officers located two gunshot wound victims,” police said. “One victim was pronounced deceased at the scene and the other was transported to a local hospital and is in stable condition.”

The shooter has been identified, and police said he is cooperating with the investigation, but has not been taken into custody.

This story was originally published December 11, 2021 at 8:33 AM.

Jessika Harkay
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Jessika Harkay was a breaking news reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram until 2022. Jessika is a Baylor graduate who previously worked as a breaking news reporter at the Hartford Courant and interned at the New York Daily News.
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