Two fatal Fort Worth officer-involved shootings unfold within 24 hours
The two shootings have left some people questioning what is happening in their neighborhoods.
by Jala Washington, NBCDFW Staff · 5 NBCDFWFort Worth police are investigating two separate officer-involved shootings that happened less than 24 hours apart, leaving two people dead in unrelated incidents.
The first shooting happened just after 8 p.m. in south Fort Worth along the South Freeway.
Police said officers were looking for someone with a felony warrant who was accused of tampering with an ankle monitor. Officers located the person and attempted a traffic stop, but police said the encounter turned into a pursuit.
According to police, the person eventually stopped in a parking lot and pulled out what officers believed was a gun. Officers then fired their weapons, killing the person.
The second shooting happened just after 6 a.m. in west Fort Worth.
Police said officers responded to a domestic violence call at an apartment complex after a man reportedly broke through the front door of an apartment and was fighting with a woman.
According to police, the man had a knife to his throat and walked toward officers without stopping after they gave commands. Police said officers then shot and killed him.
The two fatal officer-involved shootings, occurring within hours of each other, have left some people questioning what is happening in their neighborhoods.