Four injured, including child and police officer, in shooting near Fort Worth park

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.

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