Officers say the shooting happened in the Como neighborhood, southwest of downtown Fort Worth. NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil has more from Horne and Houghton Avenue where the deadly shooting took place.
Fort Worth police are investigating two separate shootings Monday night that left three dead and more than a dozen injured.
SHOOTING AFTER COMOFEST
The first shooting happened just before midnight where several hundred people gathered after the ComoFest, an annual Fourth of July party in the Como neighborhood southwest of downtown Fort Worth.
Fort Worth Police said gunshots rang out around 11:47 p.m. and victims were taken to two Fort Worth hospitals by private vehicles and ambulances. According to Fort Worth police, there were 11 shooting victims — three people were killed and eight others are recovering. The victims include ten adults and one juvenile.
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All three victims killed in the shooting have been identified.
Family tells NBC 5 that 18-year-old, Paul Willis, died in the shooting. According to the medical examiner's office, 22-year-old, Cynthia Santos, also died in the shooting. Wednesday afternoon, the medical examiner's office released the name of the third victim, 18-year-old Gabriella Navarrete.
Fort Worth Police Department Captain Shawn Murray said the crime scene spanned a couple of blocks in the area of Diaz Avenue and Horne Street.
Police said Tuesday that the shooting on Horne Street, where a large crowd had gathered, was “separate from and unrelated to ComoFest.”
Surveillance video obtained by NBC 5 shows dozens of people running for cover after shots are fired near Horne St. A chaotic scene followed the shooting as people tried to flee on foot and in vehicles as shots rang out, according to authorities.
Murray said it's too soon to know the motive or how many gunmen were involved.
Police are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call the Fort Worth Homicide Unit at 817-392-4330 or crime stoppers and if anyone has personal videos during the time of the shooting or events leading up to the shooting they are asked to contact police.
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker shared her thoughts Tuesday morning on the shooting.
The ComoFest celebration had been held in a park several blocks away from where the shots were fired. Following the inaugural celebration in 2021, eight people were shot and wounded near a car wash in the area.
The neighborhood also has been holding an annual Fourth of July parade for more than 70 years. On Tuesday morning, people gathered for the parade along the street where the shooting had occurred the night before.
FIVE SHOT IN POLYTECHNIC HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD
Another shooting in the Polytechnic Heights area east of downtown Fort Worth happened just after 10 p.m. Monday.
Fort Worth police say officers were called to a home in the 2100 block of Christine Avenue for a shooting. Three adult men were shot, one in the head, one in the back and one in the leg. All three were taken to John Peter Smith Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Fort Worth police say the incident began as a large group fighting that escalated into shots fired by at least two people.
A short time later, Fort Worth police say they were called to a home in the 4000 block of Knox Street. There officers found a man and woman who said they had been at the Christine Avenue location when their vehicle was hit by gunfire.
The woman was a passenger in the car and was shot in the ankle, police say the man who was driving had a hand injury either from a gunshot wound or flying glass. Both were taken to Harris Methodist Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Police say one person has been taken into custody, the gang unit is investigating the incident.
