Fort Worth shooting: Man killed after opening fire on crowd at party inside apartment

Gunman dead after opening fire at Fort Worth party

Fort Worth police say a gunman is dead after he opened fire at a party early Monday morning. FOX 4's Dionne Anglin has more.

FORT WORTH, Texas - A shooting suspect is dead, and another man is recovering after an early morning confrontation at a Fort Worth apartment complex on Monday.

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What we know:

Fort Worth police responded to a shooting call around 3 a.m. in the 500 block of Cabral Circle. Upon arrival, officers discovered two men suffering from gunshot wounds.

According to investigators, a social gathering was taking place inside an apartment when an armed man, whom police say was known to at least one person at the party, arrived and began causing a disturbance. The suspect then fired at least one round into the crowd, striking a man.

Police believe the man who was hit by the initial gunfire returned fire at the suspect, killing him. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. The other man was transported to a local hospital and is listed in stable condition.

Detectives are currently interviewing witnesses and believe this was an isolated incident with no ongoing threat to the public.

What they're saying:

"We don’t know exactly what happened inside the apartment, but I can tell you the individual that caused the disturbance by arriving at this location started to shoot inside the apartment at multiple individuals who were in there," Fort Worth police officer Buddy Calzada said.

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"He did strike one individual. We believe that individual that was struck, returned gunfire, and actually struck the individual who showed up to cause the disturbance," Calzada continued. "We share all the time that gun violence is never the answer."

A neighbor who lives across from the shooting scene told FOX 4's Dionne Anglin it sounded like a festive gathering in the early evening. The party patrons seemed to leave before returning to the apartment later in the evening, when gunfire broke out.

What we don't know:

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office has not yet released the identity of the deceased suspect. 

While police confirmed the suspect was known to someone at the gathering, the specific motive for the shooting and the prior relationship between the two men involved remain under investigation.

What you can do:

Fort Worth PD say this is still an ongoing investigation, and are asking for help with investigating the incident.

"If anybody has any video footage, any surveillance footage, or information you could share with us, we ask that you’d please do that," Calzada said.