Crime

Woman shot man in room at south Fort Worth motel on freeway service road, police say

A woman on Wednesday shot a man in the lower extremities inside a south Fort Worth motel room, police said.
A woman on Wednesday shot a man in the lower extremities inside a south Fort Worth motel room, police said.

A woman on Wednesday shot a man in the lower extremities inside a south Fort Worth motel room, police said.

The victim was fired upon about 8:15 a.m. at the Scottish Inns in the 7000 block of the South Freeway service road, a Fort Worth police spokesperson said.

An officer detained a person of interest. Police did not announce an arrest.

The victim left the motel in a vehicle. From South Freeway at East Berry Street, he was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive, police said.

Police did not describe other circumstances of the shooting.

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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