Heavy Police Presence in North Fort Worth Neighborhood After Shots-Fired Call
Police said a burglary call escalated when shots were fired, leaving a Civilian Response Unit member hospitalized and prompting a search for a possibly armed suspect.
- On Tuesday, a member of the Civilian Response Unit was shot while responding to a burglary call in North Fort Worth, and the armed suspect remains at large.
- Members of the CRU, an unarmed unit formed in 2021, arrived at the 3500 block of North Juliet Lane when a man across the street began firing at the employees with what appeared to be a rifle.
- Fort Worth Police Chief Eddie Garcia confirmed the victim is in stable condition, while officers search for the suspect who was last seen running westbound.
- Schools including North Riverside Elementary School and Fossil Hill Middle School are in secure lockout, and residents of the Summerfields subdivision remain under instructions to stay indoors.
- Numerous specialized units remain on scene near Basswood Boulevard, negotiating with a possible barricaded person as the investigation develops.
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Fort Worth Police Civilian Employee Shot In Eye During Burglary Call – Suspect Arrested
A man was taken into custody Tuesday evening following a shooting that injured a civilian employee with the Fort Worth Police Department, authorities said. The incident began around 11:45 a.m. in the 3500 block of North Juliet Lane in the Summerfields neighborhood, where members of the department’s Civilian Response Unit were investigating a reported burglary. The unit consists of unarmed civilian employees who handle lower-level calls, such as …
Civilian Fort Worth police employee hospitalized, shooter still at large
Fort Worth police and SWAT are searching for a man they say shot and hospitalized a member of the department’s Civilian Response Unit Tuesday. The unidentified civilian employee is in stable condition, Fort Worth Police Chief Eddie Garcia told reporters. “He was talking, he was moving, and by the grace of God, hopefully, with prayers, he’ll be OK,” he said. Members of the CRU responded to a burglary call near the 3500 block of North Juliet Lane …
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