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Gunman at Stop Six Park Injures Four, Including Child and Officer

Fort Worth’s Major Case Unit is seeking public tips and video to identify and locate the suspect.

Overview

  • The shooting occurred Saturday night near Historic Stop Six Park on the 5200 block of East Rosedale Street and left four people wounded, including a child and an adult woman listed in critical condition.
  • A Fort Worth police officer was injured by shrapnel after a bullet pierced a patrol cruiser’s windshield and was treated at a hospital for non-life-threatening wounds.
  • Witnesses described the shooter as dressed in all black who emerged between an apartment complex and a business strip, fired toward the gathering, and fled toward the nearby apartments.
  • The Fort Worth Police Major Case Unit has opened an active investigation and is asking anyone with information or video to contact the department or submit anonymous tips to Tarrant County Crime Stoppers.
  • Stop Six is a neighborhood that has seen recent episodes of violence and officer-involved shootings, and residents and officials say the latest attack has heightened safety concerns and could prompt increased police presence and community pleas for security measures.