Man shoots self in leg during confrontation at Fort Worth convenience store, police say
FORT WORTH, Texas - Fort Worth police are investigating after a man shot himself in the leg early Wednesday morning.
Officers with the Fort Worth Police Gang Unit were doing surveillance on a convenience store on Bessie Street in the Historic Southside neighborhood when they saw a group of people about to fight.
Police approached the group in an attempt to stop the fight.
The victim, who had pulled out a gun, fired, shooting himself in the leg before running from the scene.
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Man shot during attempted robbery on West 7th Street in Fort Worth
Fort Worth Police are investigating a shooting that injured a man during an attempted robbery on West 7th Street early Wednesday morning.
He was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital in a private vehicle to be treated.
The Gang Unit is investigating the case.