Fort Worth Officer Injured in Haltom City Shooting
A narcotics investigation led to a shootout in Haltom City Tuesday afternoon. A Fort Worth police officer was shot and is in serious condition.
A suspect is dead and a Fort Worth police officer is in serious condition after a shooting in Haltom City Tuesday afternoon.
Haltom City police say a narcotics investigation led to a shootout between an armed suspect and Fort Worth police officers. One Fort Worth police officer was shot, as was the suspect.
The call came in at about 5 p.m. that an officer was shot on the 1900 block of Carson Street in Haltom City.
Cpl. Joe Hackfeld with the Haltom City Police Department said they were pursuing a vehicle involved in that narcotic investigation, but could not disclose the specifics of that investigation. Hackfeld says the man they were chasing ended up ditching his vehicle on Carson Street, just south of state Highway 121.
Haltom City officers set up a perimeter and searched neighboring businesses and homes.
A woman living behind the automotive shop, Lynsey Kendrick, told NBC 5 that her house was searched by police. Kendrick said she heard six shots from her porch.
Officer Sharron Neal, a spokesperson for the Fort Worth Police Department, says three Fort Worth police officers happened to be at 2nd Opinion Automotive talking with the owner, when they learned that a wanted man was behind the building.
Officer Neal says that as the officers went to confront the man, he opened fire on the officers. Neal says the officers returned fire. However, given the early nature of the investigation, it's unknown at this time how many of the officers returned fire and how many rounds were fired. It is also too early to know how many shots the man fired.
The injured suspect was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital with life-threatening injuries. He died from those injuries Tuesday night. His identity has not yet been released. An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner.
The officer was transported to Harris Methodist Hospital with serious, but not life-threatening injuries.
"A Fort Worth police officer has been shot," said Cpl. Tracey Knight with the Fort Worth Police Department. "He is in serious condition. He is being treated here by the best doctors in the city. And so we ask for all of our citizens to keep our officer in their thoughts and prayers."
Fort Worth police said the identity of the injured officer has not been released due to the nature of the investigation. Police did say the officer is a 21-year veteran with the department and is in serious condition.
Sources within the Fort Worth Police Department tell NBC 5 this officer was shot three times.
The investigation is ongoing.
NBC 5's Ben Russell and Chris Van Horne contributed to this report.
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