Overview
- Police in East Fort Worth reported two officer-involved shootings early Saturday in the same area that left two men dead and an officer hospitalized in good condition.
- Responding about 12:05 a.m. to multiple 911 reports on Wiman Drive, officers found a party and a man with a handgun who, police say, pointed it at them before an officer shot him as medics later pronounced him dead.
- About four hours later, a white SUV repeatedly sped past officers, led to a roughly 15-minute chase that ended near Loop 820 after a PIT maneuver, a police tactic that nudges a fleeing car to spin out, and the driver was shot when police say he grabbed an officer’s gun, with one officer injured and later listed in good condition.
- Major Case Unit detectives are investigating both encounters, officials have not said whether they are connected, the medical examiner has not released the names, and the department expects to share body-camera clips within a week.
- Neighbors describe months of large block parties and random gunfire on nearby streets, including one resident who said a stray round pierced her home and microwave, which has renewed calls for a stronger police presence on the block.