2 injured in south Fort Worth shooting. SWAT team searches for suspect, police say
Two people were injured in a shooting Tuesday morning near the Historic Southside neighborhood, and a SWAT team was searching for the suspect, who is still at large, Fort Worth police said.
Officers responded to the 1900 block of E. Vickery Boulevard around 4:45 a.m. after someone reported a man and a woman had been shot at that location, according to the 911 call sheet. They found two people with gunshot wounds, police said.
The shooting took place in the area of a campsite where people experiencing homelessness live. Police said they think the shooting resulted from “a disturbance of unknown origin” between several of the people there.
A man was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries, according to MedStar. A woman received minor injuries and was treated at the scene.
Law enforcement officers, including members of a SWAT team, were actively looking for the shooting suspect. According to police, they thought the shooter might be hiding or barricaded in a building nearby.
The scene was cleared by around 9 a.m., police said, and at that time there was no suspect in custody. The investigation is ongoing.
This story was originally published August 6, 2024 at 7:33 AM.
