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Fort Worth officer fatally shoots man police say pointed gun at them
- On Saturday, Fort Worth police investigated two fatal officer-involved shootings occurring hours apart in East Fort Worth, with Fort Worth Police Chief Eddie Garcia confirming both suspects died at the scene.
- FWPD East Division officers responded to the 4200 block of Wiman Drive at approximately 12:05 a.m. after multiple 911 calls reporting gunshots, then encountered an armed individual who ignored commands to drop his weapon.
- Around 4:15 a.m., while investigating the initial scene, a white SUV drove by multiple times at high speed; after a 15-minute pursuit, police stopped the vehicle using a "PIT maneuver" near I-820 and Lancaster Ave.
- One officer sustained an injury during the second confrontation and was transported to a local hospital in good condition, though the department said it was "unknown at this point how the officer was injured."
- Detectives from the Major Case unit are actively investigating both shootings; the Fort Worth Police Department seeks information at 392-4222 or anonymous tips via Tarrant County Crime Stoppers at 469-8477.
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The Lawton ConstitutionFort Worth officers fatally shoot two men; one pointed gun, other grabbed gun: police
FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth police officers shot to death two men in related encounters at separate locations early Saturday. The first was a man holding a gun in the 4200 block of Wiman Drive in east Fort Worth,…
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Man who allegedly attempted to strike Fort Worth police investigating fatal OIS, fatally shot by police
FORT WORTH, Texas — The Fort Worth Police Department is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred early Saturday morning in East Fort Worth.
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