Fort Worth PD to release video in 2 police shootings
FORT WORTH, Texas - The Fort Worth Police Department is expected to share more information and body camera video of two officer-involved shootings that happened over the weekend.
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What's new:
Fort Worth Police Chief Eddie Garcia is set to hold a news conference on Thursday at 12:15 p.m. regarding both shootings.
You will be able to watch that update live in the video player above or on FOX Local.
The backstory:
The first shooting happened on Saturday night on the South Freeway. Officers were searching for 56-year-old Ricky Lindsey, who had cut off his ankle monitor after being connected to the sexual assault of a minor.
When police located Lindsey, he led them on a brief chase to a motel in south Fort Worth. Officers then shot and killed him after they said he pulled out a gun.
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Fort Worth police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that left a man dead Saturday night after a brief vehicular pursuit in South Fort Worth ended in gunfire, authorities said.
The second shooting happened a few hours later at an apartment complex off Renee Circle. Police said they got a call about a man who was armed with a knife and was fighting a woman.
When officers arrived, they found 21-year-old Andrew Ponce outside. Ponce allegedly refused to drop the weapon and instead moved toward officers, who then shot him. He later died at the hospital.
Fort Worth police shoot knife-wielding man outside apartment early Sunday
Fort Worth police shot and killed a man armed with a knife outside a West Fort Worth apartment complex early Sunday morning after he advanced toward officers during a domestic disturbance response, according to the police department.
The Source: The information in this story comes from the Fort Worth Police Department and past news coverage.