Two children, 1 and 4, and adult man killed in Fort Worth shooting
At 11:40 p.m. on July 4th, Fort Worth officers responded to a fatal shooting in South Fort Worth.
Officers arrived to the 7500 block of W. Cleburne Rd. to find an adult male with a gunshot wound to his lower body. The victim was taken an area hospital and did not survive his injuries.
The Fort Worth Police Department learned that during the same time frame, five additional shooting victims were taken by private vehicles to a local hospital with injuries sustained from the same shooting incident.
Unfortunately, two female shooting victims who were 15-months-old and four-years-old did not survive their injuries.
Three other victims who were shot are not believed to have life-threatening injuries.
Detectives learned that a fight broke out between the suspect and one of the shooting victims. The suspect began shooting at the individual and others who were present.
During the course of the investigation, it was determined the suspect was also shot during this incident.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner will determine the manner, cause of death, and the identities of the deceased will be released once next-of-kin are notified.
