Fort Worth drive-by shooting injures sleeping man

Fort Worth police were investigating a drive-by shooting early Monday morning that sent a man to the hospital.

The 20-year-old victim was asleep on the couch of a home at 1911 Ave. E. southeast of downtown “when multiple shots went through this location, hitting him once in the lower back,” said Sgt. Daniel Segura, a police spokesman.

The shooting call came into police about 3 a.m.

The man was transported to John Peter Smith Hospital with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening.

No motive or suspect information was available Monday morning.

This story was originally published December 14, 2015 at 7:36 AM with the headline "Fort Worth drive-by shooting injures sleeping man."