Woman, 72, recovering after being shot 9 times while sleeping in Fort Worth home

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  • A 72-year-old Fort Worth woman is recovering in the hospital after being shot multiple times while sleeping in her home early Friday.
  • Her family says she was shot nine times, and the shooter remains at large with no known motive.
  • Fort Worth police’s gang unit and gun violence division are investigating, but no arrests have been made yet.

FORT WORTH, Texas A Fort Worth woman remains in the hospital after an apparent random shooting early Friday.

The 72-year-old’s family say she was shot multiple times down her right side, sustaining gunshot wounds to her leg and her arms.

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The woman had her fourth surgery on Wednesday, and is alert and talking. The family has faith the suspect will be caught.

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