Man shot in the leg during south Fort Worth attempted robbery, police say
A man was shot in the leg during an attempted robbery in south Fort Worth early Tuesday morning, police said.
Officers responded around 5:30 a.m. to a reported shooting in the 1000 block of East Berry Street, according to a police call log. The caller stated someone had been shot near Robinson’s BBQ.
The listed address for the shooting was the Berry Food Mart next door, the call log shows.
A man at the door was shot as an attempted robbery was underway, according to Officer Daniel Segura, a police spokesman. He was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital with a non-life-threatening injury, Segura said in an email.
Segura didn’t describe how the attempted robbery occurred or if there were one or multiple suspects. He also didn’t clarify where the incident occurred.
Police hadn’t announced any suspects as of Tuesday morning.
Segura said in an email no additional details are available at this time.
This story was originally published December 1, 2020 at 8:19 AM.
