Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth — Reported Emergency Room Treatment
Fort Worth police are investigating after a man with a gunshot wound to the leg arrived at a hospital early Friday. Police said the offense location was unclear and the victim was not cooperating; he is expected to survive, according to the Star-Telegram.
Police Investigate Shooting
Officers were called to the emergency room at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital at about 4:45 a.m. Friday after medical staff reported a patient with a gunshot wound, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The man was shot in the leg and is expected to survive, police told the outlet.
Police said the offense location was unclear and the victim was not cooperating. Detectives from the Fort Worth Police Department’s Gun Violence Unit are investigating.
A City Already Grappling With Gun Violence
The shooting comes amid broader concern about fatal violence in Fort Worth. The city recorded 81 homicides in 2025, and the first half of the year saw 43 killings, up from 31 over the same period in 2024, according to Star-Telegram reporting.
What the figures and hospital designation establish
The Star-Telegram reported that 29 of Fort Worth’s 43 homicides in the first half of 2025 were shootings, according to its reporting on city crime data. Those are homicide figures: they describe fatal shootings and do not count nonfatal gunshot injuries. Texas Health identifies its Fort Worth hospital as a Level I Trauma Center, describing the hospital’s medical role. That designation does not establish where this man was shot…