Fort Worth

Man shot in back while driving on Fort Worth highway in gang shooting, police say

A man was shot in the back early Wednesday while driving on a highway in east Fort Worth in what police believe was a gang-related incident.

Gang units are investigating the shooting.

No one has been arrested in the case.

Fort Worth police responded to a local hospital after the victim was driven to the facility shortly after 2 a.m.

At the hospital, investigators learned that the man had been driving on Interstate 30 near Cooks Lane in east Fort Worth when he was shot and seriously wounded.

The man drove to his girlfriend’s home, where he left his car, and was driven to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth.

This story was originally published March 10, 2021 at 6:49 AM.

Domingo Ramirez Jr.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Domingo Ramirez Jr. was a breaking news reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and spent more than 35 years in journalism.
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