Fort Worth police ask for help identifying 5 suspects connected to West 7th area shooting
Fort Worth police are asking for the public’s help identifying five suspects wanted in connection with a West 7th area shooting that left a man in critical condition March 17.
The 23-year-old victim was found wounded and lying on the ground in the entertainment district near the intersection of Currie and Bledsoe streets shortly after 12:20 a.m., according to the police report.
Police said in a social media post Tuesday that the victim and five unidentified suspects were involved in an argument and a physical fight before the shooting. Investigators believe at least one of these suspects is responsible for the shooting.
On Facebook and X, police released surveillance images of the people they are looking for:
A man wearing a black Nike T-shirt is the suspected shooter, police said.
A woman in a black shirt and a man in a yellow shirt were involved in the fight, according to the post.
A woman in a gray Buc-ee’s shirt and a man in a gray hoodie are believed to have been with the group and were onlookers during the fight, police said.
A sixth person, a man wearing a black jacket, took photos or video of the incident and is considered a witness, police said.
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Anyone with information about the suspects or their identity is asked to contact Detective Lopez at 817-372-3781. Anonymous tips can be phoned in to Crime Stoppers of Tarrant County at 817-469-8477.