Fort Worth

Gunman opens fire on vehicle; man seriously wounded in drive-by shooting in Fort Worth

A drive-by shooting early Wednesday left one man seriously wounded in east Fort Worth, Fort Worth police said.

The gunman fired shots at two brothers who were sitting in a vehicle on the side of a home in the 4200 block of Carmel Avenue.

One of the brothers was hit and later taken to a local hospital.

Fort Worth police responded to a report of someone being shot just before 12:30 a.m. Wednesday on Carmel Avenue.

The brothers did not know the suspects and the gunman was not in custody, Fort Worth police said.

Police did not release any information on a motive for the shooting.

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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