Crime

Fort Worth man accused of shooting at neighbors arrested after standoff with SWAT, police

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A man was arrested Monday night after allegedly firing a gun at some neighbors and barricading himself in his house, Fort Worth police say. Members of SWAT finally extracted him from the home.

A 44-year-old Fort Worth man accused of shooting at his neighbors was arrested Monday night after a standoff with SWAT and other law enforcement officers, police said.

Officers were dispatched to the 4500 block of Glacier Street, in south Fort Worth, shortly after 5 p.m. regarding a shots fired call. The man had fired at his neighbors and then barricaded himself inside his house, according to police.

SWAT team members arrived and extracted him from the home, according to officials. The suspect, identified in police records as Luis Flores, was arrested and booked into the Fort Worth City Jail around 11 p.m.

Flores faces charges of deadly conduct/discharging a firearm in direction of individual(s), evading arrest/detention, and discharging a firearm in certain municipalities.

No one was injured in the shooting or the standoff, police said.

Harriet Ramos
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Harriet Ramos covers crime and other breaking news for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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