Fort Worth hotel shooting leads to SWAT standoff, arrest

The Brief

  • A man was shot in the chest by a hotel employee after an argument over a denied room rental in Fort Worth early Sunday morning.
  • The incident near Hwy. 820 and North Beach Street began when the suspect allegedly assaulted the employee with a gun.
  • The suspect fled and was later taken into custody without incident at a home on Loving Avenue after a SWAT standoff.

FORT WORTH, Texas Fort Worth Police officers were called to a hotel near Hwy. 820 and North Beach Street early Sunday morning for a report of a shooting.

North Fort Worth Hotel Shooting

What we know:

According to investigators, the suspect was arguing with an employee outside the hotel. The suspect was denied a room rental, according to police.

The suspect pulled out a gun and began hitting the employee with it. The employee was able to access his own firearm and shot the suspect in the chest one time.

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