The Brief
- A gunman dressed in black opened fire into a crowd near Fort Worth’s Stop Six Park on Saturday night, wounding three civilians, including a child, and injuring a police officer.
- One woman is in critical condition after being shot in the head. The injured officer, the child, and a second woman are expected to survive.
- The shooter ran from the scene into a nearby apartment complex and remains at large; police are actively investigating and seeking tips from the public.
FORT WORTH, Texas – A gunman dressed in all black fired indiscriminately into a crowd near a Fort Worth park Saturday night, wounding three civilians, including a child, and injuring a police officer whose cruiser was struck by gunfire, authorities said.
The shooter remains at large.
Fort Worth shooting
What we know:
Fort Worth police officers responded to the shooting in the 5200 block of East Rosedale Street at 9:10 p.m. Saturday. A large scheduled gathering had been taking place earlier that day at the nearby Stop Six Park.
According to investigators, the suspect emerged from a corner between a business strip center and an apartment complex just east of the park. The suspect opened fire toward a group of people gathered in the area before fleeing back toward the apartment community.…