Fort Worth police release photos of suspects in West 7th Entertainment District shooting
FORT WORTH, Texas - Fort Worth police are looking for six people they say are connected to a shooting in the popular West 7th Entertainment District last month.
Police want to talk to five people — all of whom they are calling suspects — to figure out what exactly their actions were during the incident on March 17.
Police also believe a witness caught the whole thing on video, and they’re looking to speak to that man, too.
Detectives believe it started as an argument and a physical fight, which escalated into a shooting.
Of the five suspects police are looking for, only one is identified as the shooter. The man is seen in a black Nike shirt. He’s seen holding a gun in a photo police released.
(Source: Fort Worth Police)
Police say a woman in a black shirt and a man in a yellow shirt were involved in the fight that led up to the shooting.
(Source: Fort Worth Police)
Police say two others, a woman in a gray Buc-ee’s shirt and a man in a gray hoodie, are considered "observers." It’s unclear why police are also considering the two observers as suspects in the shooting.
"We would like to talk to them to see what their actions were during the time of the incident," said Fort Worth Police Officer Daniel Segura.
Fort Worth police say the victim is cooperating with investigators, but they couldn’t confirm whether the victim and the five suspects knew each other. They also didn’t say what started the fight that led up to the shooting.
"We know that there was a fight or an argument prior to the assault where the victim was assaulted by these five suspects," Segura said. "However, it is important to talk to each one of them and get their side of the story."
Fort Worth police would also like to hear from a sixth person.
In the public post, police included the photo of a man in a black jacket who they say witnessed the incident and possibly recorded it.
"Whoever has videos or photos on their cellphones or any other type of important information for this case, we’re reaching out to them," Segura said.
The officer says asking for the public’s help does turn leads for investigations.
"You’d be surprised how many people either follow us on social media and how many people now they see images or videos, they go, ‘Oh yeah, I know that person!" Segura said.
Police are hoping for that exact response.
The post with the photos of the suspects has been widely shared on Facebook.
Anyone with information is urged to call Fort Worth police at 817-372-3781 or Crime Stoppers of Tarrant County at 817-469-8477.
This comes after multiple incidents in the West 7th District in recent months.
On March 2, an argument on nearby Crockett Street over a relationship ended with gunfire and one man dead.
In September, a TCU student was shot and killed in the same area during what investigators call a ‘random act of violence.’
Recently, Fort Worth police have said the routine detail for the area includes more than 25 patrol officers nightly.