A man is dead after a shooting involving Fort Worth police officers at a gas station early Wednesday morning, according to police.
At about 12:40 a.m., officers responded to multiple 911 calls in reference to a person with a weapon at a local QuikTrip. Officers were told that a man was walking back and forth inside the store with a gun in his hand.
According to police, when the officers arrived a few minutes later, the man walked out the store and immediately started firing his weapon toward the officers.
Officers returned fire, striking the man, then immediately started performing life-saving measures until paramedics arrived.
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The man, whose identity has not yet been released, was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
At this time it is unknown what occurred leading up to this situation.
This is an active investigation and more information is expected to be released in the coming days.
