Fort Worth man on life support after shooting early Saturday dies in hospital
A 26-year-old Fort Worth man who had been on life support after he was shot in the head died from his injuries, authorities said.
Miguel Tapia Velázquez was critically injured in a shooting early Saturday morning in Fort Worth, according to police.
Officers responded to the shooting call near West Long Avenue and Azle Avenue about 3:30 a.m. on June 14. They found Velázquez, who was sitting in the passenger seat of a vehicle and had been shot by an unknown suspect.
Velázquez was taken in critical condition to Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital, where he died on Tuesday, June 17, police said.
“I am deeply saddened to announce that my son was the victim of a tragic shooting,” his mother, Silvia Velázquez, wrote in Spanish on a GoFundMe account that was started before his death. “He is currently on life support, and doctors have reported that there is no chance of recovery.”
A witness told detectives that after hearing a loud pop they drove to a nearby store and saw that Velázquez had been shot. The witness then dialed 911, police said.
No arrests have been made in the case.
Homicide detectives are handling the investigation, police said.