Overview
- A shooter described as wearing all black opened fire near Historic Stop Six Park on Saturday night, striking four people and then running toward a nearby apartment complex.
- Victims include an adult woman shot in the head and listed in critical condition, a child grazed in the head with conflicting reports about severity, an older woman shot in the hip with non-life-threatening injuries, and a police officer hit by shrapnel after a bullet pierced his cruiser’s windshield.
- The Fort Worth Police Major Case Unit is leading the investigation, says the suspect remains at large, and is asking anyone with information or video to call 817-392-4222 or submit anonymous tips to Tarrant County Crime Stoppers at 817-469-TIPS or 469tips.com.
- Witnesses and police say the shooter emerged between a business strip center and an apartment building, fired indiscriminately at people leaving a scheduled Stop Six Day gathering, and fled back toward the apartment community; police do not believe the officer was specifically targeted.
- The shooting follows recent violent incidents in East Fort Worth and has intensified neighborhood safety concerns, which could increase calls for visible patrols and community policing in Stop Six.