Crime

Man injured in north Fort Worth shooting Sunday afternoon, police say

Police are investigating a shooting on North Main Street in Fort Worth, where a man suffered non-life-threatening injuries Sunday afternoon, Aug. 17.
Police are investigating a shooting on North Main Street in Fort Worth, where a man suffered non-life-threatening injuries Sunday afternoon, Aug. 17. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A man was injured in a shooting near a store in north Fort Worth on Sunday afternoon, police said.

Officers responded to the shooting about 4 p.m. in the 3100 block of North Main Street, police said.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man with a gunshot wound near his upper thigh. The victim was taken to a hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening, police said.

No arrests have been made.

Gun Violence detectives will investigate the circumstances of the shooting, police said.


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Shambhavi Rimal
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Shambhavi covers crime, law enforcement and other breaking news in Fort Worth and Tarrant County. She graduated from the University of North Texas and previously covered a variety of general assignment topics in West Texas. She grew up in Nepal.
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