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Two men who allegedly fired shots outside a Fort Worth bar on Sunday night were arrested after a short police chase.
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Police said the suspects fired shots at several off-duty officers who were working at the bar, but they were not hit.
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No Fort Worth officers ever returned fire.
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Two men who allegedly fired shots outside a Fort Worth bar on Sunday night were arrested after a short police chase.
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Police said the suspects fired shots at several off-duty officers who were working at the bar, but they were not hit.
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No Fort Worth officers ever returned fire.
Texas’s Fort WorthAfter a weekend police pursuit, two men are in custody for allegedly firing rounds outside a bar in Fort Worth.
Shots fired outside Fort Worth bar
We know:
Around 10 p.m. on Sunday, Fort Worth police reported that two individuals had fired rounds outside the El Chingon Bar on Bledsoe Street, which sparked the pursuit.
As the suspects attempted to escape, officers who were off-duty at the bar confronted them.
According to the police, the suspects shot the officers who were not on duty, but they did not shoot back.
Fortunately, neither police nor bar patrols were struck. Nobody was harmed.
What is unknown to us:
It is still unknown why the first shooting occurred.
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Fort Worth Police Chase
We know:
A brief pursuit followed when the off-duty officers were able to exchange information on the escaping suspects.
Officers stopped the car and took both males into custody, according to Fort Worth police.
One suspect was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at the hospital. According to the police, during their battle for the pistol, the other suspect shot him in the arm.
After suffering injuries during the deployment of spike strips, another officer received medical attention at the hospital.
What is unknown to us:
The suspects’ names and the charges against them have not yet been made public by the police.
Next steps:
The case is currently being looked into by the department’s gun violence squad.
The Fort Worth Police Department provided an update that served as the basis for this story.
