Fort Worth

1 injured in west Fort Worth shooting Saturday morning

Fort Worth police believe a fight led to a shooting that injured one person early Saturday morning.

Shots were fired around 2 a.m. in the 8000 block of West Elizabeth Lane, police said.

At the scene, responding officers found a person suffering from a gunshot wound. Police didn’t specify whether the victim was a male or female, or their age, but said they believe the incident began as a “physical altercation that quickly escalated.”

The victim was taken to a local hospital.

The investigation remains ongoing.

Jessika Harkay
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Jessika Harkay was a breaking news reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram until 2022. Jessika is a Baylor graduate who previously worked as a breaking news reporter at the Hartford Courant and interned at the New York Daily News.
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