Man Lured From Fort Worth Motel Room, Wounded in Ambush Shooting

A man was shot in the leg after he was lured from his South Fort Worth motel room and ambushed by a gunman Sunday night, police say.[[500270231,R]]

It happened at about 9:20 p.m. outside the Days Inn Motel at 4213 South Freeway.

Officers said security cameras captured a woman speaking to the victim in front of his room door, convincing him to follow her down the breezeway of the building where a gunman was hiding around a corner. The gunman opened fire at the man as he ran back towards his hotel room, striking the victim in the leg, police said.

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The gunman and the woman got away before police arrived.

Police said the victim was expected to recover.

No further information was released.

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