Crime

Cultural District homeowner, 76, shoots man he says was trespassing, Fort Worth police say

A man who lives at a house in Fort Worth’s Cultural District early Monday shot a person who the homeowner alleged was trespassing on the property and had assaulted him, police said.
A man who lives at a house in Fort Worth’s Cultural District early Monday shot a person who the homeowner alleged was trespassing on the property and had assaulted him, police said. Photo from Max Fleischmann, UnSplash

A man who lives at a house in Fort Worth’s Cultural District early Monday shot a person who the homeowner alleged was trespassing on the property and had assaulted him, police said.

The shooting occurred about 3:15 a.m. at the house in the 2600 block of Museum Way, Fort Worth police said.

The 27-year-old man who was shot suffered a non-life-threatening wound and was taken to a hospital.

Police did not release other information about the encounter between the 76-year-old homeowner and the man whom he shot.

Detectives assigned to the Gun Violence Unit are to investigate the shooting.

This story was originally published September 30, 2024 at 7:47 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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