At least three people have been killed and eight have wounded in a mass shooting in Fort Worth, Texas.Photo:WFAA
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At least three people have died and eight others have been wounded following a mass shooting in Fort Worth, Texas.
According to authorities,per CNN, the shooting happened just before midnight on Monday.
Of the victims involved in the shooting, 10 are adults and one is a minor, according to a news release from the Fort Worth Police Department’s homicide unit.
The shooting occurred in a parking lot in the Como neighborhood, according to authorities.WFAA
Policetold local media outlet WFAAthat the shooting occurred soon after the end of the neighborhood’s annual ComoFest. A motive is not yet known.
According to CBS News, Fort Worth Police Sgt. Jason Spencer told reporters there was a “large crowd gathering” in the parking lot at the time of the shooting.
Speaking at a news conference shortly after the shooting, Capt. Shawn Murray of the Fort Worth Police Department said, per CNN, “We had a shooting. It appears that we had multiple victims that were shot. Probably three of them were transported to Harris Southwest. Five more victims were transported to John Peter Smith.”
Murray also said a large crowd was gathered in the neighborhood when the shooting happened.
“Traditionally, the Como neighborhood, July 3 is their big celebration,” Murray continued. “They have their parade, and July 3 in the evening, they gather up as a neighborhood and come together.”
“Fireworks were being shot off, lots of people just trying to flee the area from the multiple gunshots, so it was difficult for them to navigate quickly into the area,” he added.
Of those injured in the shooting, one is a minor.WFAA
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Police said it was too early to determine if the shooting was gang-related or related to a domestic dispute. “At this point, we just know somebody shot multiple times, and a bunch of people were injured in reference to that,” Murray said,according toThe New York Times. “Hopefully it’s just a single shooter.”
Officer Daniel Segura of the Fort Worth Police Department toldThe New York Timesthe homicide unit is investigating the incident. So far no one has been arrested and the police are asking people to call with any tips.
source: people.com
