Crime

Employee shot outside Fort Worth movie theater, police say; assailants left the scene

An employee of a movie theater in east Fort Worth was shot on Monday in his upper body outside the business, police said.

The victim, a teenage male, was fired upon about 5:30 p.m. at the AMC Eastchase 9 theater in the 8300 block of Ederville Road. His injury was serious, but not life-threatening, and he was taken to a hospital, a MedStar spokesperson said.

The employee was talking to a group of people when he was shot, a Fort Worth police spokesperson said. Assailants took items from the victim and left.

Police did not announce an arrest or a description of the assailants.

This story was originally published March 14, 2022 at 7:02 PM.

Emerson Clarridge
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Emerson Clarridge covers crime and other breaking news for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He works days and reports on law enforcement affairs in Tarrant County. He previously was a reporter at the Omaha World-Herald and the Observer-Dispatch in Utica, New York.
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