Crime

Fort Worth gas station employee shot as 23 rounds are fired outside store, police say

A 30-year-old east Fort Worth gas station employee was shot late Tuesday as people fired a gun or guns in a parking lot, police said.
A 30-year-old east Fort Worth gas station employee was shot late Tuesday as people fired a gun or guns in a parking lot, police said.

A 30-year-old east Fort Worth gas station employee was shot late Tuesday as people fired a gun or guns in a parking lot at the store, police said.

The man suffered injuries that are not life-threatening, and he was taken to a hospital, Fort Worth police said.

The victim was shot about 11:30 p.m. as 23 rounds were fired outside the Valero station in the 13900 block of Trinity Boulevard, according to a police report.

The employee was struck by a round that went through a window of the store, police said.

People involved in the shooting left the scene. Police did not announce an arrest.

This story was originally published June 7, 2023 at 8:40 AM.

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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