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Fort Worth Man Charged After Shooting Alleged Child‑Soliciting Suspect in Groin

Investigators have not verified the family’s self‑defense account.

Overview

  • Officers responding to the 3700 block of Century Place around 11:43 a.m. Friday for reports of a man propositioning children heard a single gunshot as they arrived.
  • Police found a man matching the suspect description with a gunshot wound to the groin, and he was taken to a hospital in stable condition.
  • Marckus Renfro was detained at the scene and booked on aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, with Tarrant County Jail records listing a total bond of $50,000.
  • Fort Worth police identified the wounded man as the person in the earlier child‑solicitation calls, and they have not confirmed the family’s claim that Renfro fired to protect minors.
  • Jail records note Renfro has other pending cases, two additional people were present but not identified as detained, and detectives are still piecing together the sequence of events.