Officers were called to the Fort Worth Central Station at 1001 Jones St. shortly after 11 a.m. to respond to the shooting.
FORT WORTH, Texas — A wheelchair-bound man allegedly shot another man on a TRE train in Fort Worth Thursday after an argument, police tell WFAA. Both men were taken to a hospital, according to police.
Officers were called to the Fort Worth Central Station at 1001 Jones St. shortly after 11 a.m. after TRE dispatch reported a “man with a firearm causing a disturbance on a train due to the station within several minutes,” police say.
One man who was found with a gunshot wound to the leg was taken to an area hospital in “stable but potentially life-threatening condition,” police said.
The suspected shooter, who police say had fired several shots in the train, was taken into custody and also transported to an area hospital at his request. Neither the suspected shooter nor the man who was shot have been identified.
Police tell WFAA the incident started when a wheelchair-bound man got into an argument with another man on the train. The wheelchair-bound man was punched at one point and surprised the other man with a gun, shooting him in the leg, according to police. The wheelchair-bound man claimed the shooting was in self-defense and that he was also feeling hurt, so paramedics took both men to the hospital, police say.
As crews responded to the incident, TRE warned passengers to expect delays and said trains were running only between Trinity Lakes and EBJ Union Stations as of 11:30 a.m.
TRE said a bus shuttle was available to help passengers travel between Trinity Lakes and Fort Worth T&P stations.
It’s unclear when normal TRE service will resume.
This is a developing story. WFAA will update this story when more information becomes available.
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