2 groups exchange gunfire in West 7th bar district, Fort Worth police say; 1 man shot
Two groups of men exchanged gunfire in the West 7th bar district of Fort Worth early Friday, leaving one of them with a gunshot wound, police said.
That man arrived on his own at a local hospital with an injury that wasn’t life-threatening.
There were no arrests as of Friday morning, according to Daniel Segura, a police spokesman.
Police responded to a shooting call in the 900 block of Currie Street around 2:20 a.m., according to a police call log. The caller stated a person was shot at the Trinity College Irish Bar, the call log shows.
Officers couldn’t find a victim but located several shell casings, and spoke to witnesses in the area, police said. They determined two groups of men fired gunshots at each other in the street before running away.
A hospital informed police around 3:35 a.m. that a man had come in with a gunshot wound, police said. Officers went to the hospital and confirmed he was involved in the West 7th incident.
This story was originally published April 23, 2021 at 7:03 AM.
