One person was killed and five others were injured in the West 7th entertainment district of Fort Worth, police said.
FORT WORTH, Texas — One person was killed and five other people were injured overnight in the West 7th entertainment district of Fort Worth, police said.
Officers responded to a shooting call around 1:40 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, to Social LIV in the 3000 block of Bledsoe Street, Fort Worth police said in a press release.
When police arrived, they found a dead victim inside a business with gunshot wounds to his upper torso, the release states.
Five other shooting victims were taken by ambulance or self-transported to nearby hospitals, Fort Worth police said. The surviving victims are in stable condition, the release states.
Detectives found that unknown suspects fired handguns, striking the dead and injured victims, police said. The shooting appears to be unprovoked, officials said.
The shooting occurred in the same block as another fatal shooting, which killed TCU junior Wes Smith in 2023.
The suspects left the scene on foot before police arrived, the release states. No arrests have been made.
Officials said the shooting appears to be gang-related, police said.
Officers are continuing to investigate the shooting. Police did not release any additional information about the suspects or victims.
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