Wichita Falls woman identified as victim in fatal highway shooting in Fort Worth
A woman was shot to death Tuesday night in a highway shooting in far east Fort Worth, authorities said Wednesday.
Homicide detectives are investigating the shooting.
The victim has been identified as Abigail Saldana, 22, of Wichita Falls, according to officials with the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office. She died from gunshot wounds to her right arm and back, and her death has been ruled a homicide.
Fort Worth police responded to a major accident shortly after 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Texas 183 and Amon Carter Boulevard.
When they arrived, police found the victim, who had been shot inside of a silver sedan that had left the roadway and stopped in a grassy area.
Saldana was pronounced dead at the scene.
A caller reported seeing the sedan speeding on the highway, suddenly exit the roadway and then go off into the grassy area, according to a police call log.
The caller also said that the rear windshield appeared to have a bullet hole, and no one appeared to be moving in the car.
Fort Worth police have not released any information on a motive for the shooting.
This story was originally published October 27, 2021 at 6:49 AM.
