Crime

Car accident leads to fatal shooting in Fort Worth, but police don’t know where

A woman died at a Fort Worth hospital early Friday after being brought in with a fatal gunshot wound, police say.
A woman died at a Fort Worth hospital early Friday after being brought in with a fatal gunshot wound, police say. Getty Images/iStockphoto

Fort Worth police are investigating a shooting that killed a woman early Friday, officials said.

Officers were called to Texas Health Southwest Fort Worth around 1:10 a.m. after staff alerted them to a patient with a gunshot wound. According to police, the woman was already dead when officers arrived.

The woman wasn’t able to tell hospital staff where the shooting occurred. She just said she’d been shot during an argument after a car accident, according to the 911 call sheet.

Police said they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner will publicly identify the woman and determine her cause and manner of death.


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