Early-morning shooting injures 1 in northwest Fort Worth, police say
Fort Worth police are investigating a shooting that injured one person early Saturday, officials said.
Officers responded to the 5700 block of Azle Avenue around 12:20 a.m. on Saturday, April 5. They found someone with a gunshot wound, police said.
The suspect is still at large, police said. The victim was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The circumstances of the shooting are under investigation, police said, and the Gun Violence Unit has been notified.
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