Fort Worth woman shoots boyfriend, 2 neighbors who tried to intervene in fight

Suspect identified in Fort Worth triple shooting

Fort Worth Police arrested a woman who they say shot three people after an argument with her boyfriend.

FORT WORTH, Texas - A woman shot three men, including her boyfriend, during a physical altercation Wednesday night in a Fort Worth neighborhood, according to police.

Dashana Ballard

3 men shot in Fort Worth neighborhood

What we know:

Fort Worth police responded to a shooting call around 8 p.m. in the 5100 block of Persimmon Court. The location is in the Woodland Springs neighborhood, west of Highway 377 and north of Keller Hicks Road.

Officers arrived to find three men suffering from gunshot wounds. All three victims were transported to a local hospital. Officials stated that two of the men are in critical condition, while the third is in serious condition.

29-year-old Dashana Ballard was arrested at the scene and faces three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

The backstory:

Investigators determined the incident began as an argument between a man and a woman in a relationship near a parked car in a cul-de-sac. Neighbors who heard the commotion approached the vehicle to intervene.

The situation escalated into a physical fight involving the couple and the residents. During the struggle, the woman involved in the initial argument pulled out a handgun and opened fire.

She shot her boyfriend and two of the men who had approached the car. Police detained the woman at the scene.

While detectives work to determine exactly what triggered the violence, officials believe this was an isolated incident and said there is no ongoing threat to the public.

What we don't know:

It is unclear what started the argument or altercation. We do not have the identities of the victims.

What they're saying:

FOX 4's David Sentendrey spoke with Ballard's mother on Thursday, who was still processing the shock of the shooting.

"My daughter called me screaming and crying, telling me to come, come right now, come help," Tina Ballard said. "They’re telling me they can’t tell me much."

Tina Ballard

Ballard says she spoke with her daughter this morning, who repeatedly told her she had "messed up." She says her daughter has four children and is five months pregnant with a fifth.

"I’m trying to figure out how I’m going to be able to get the kids back and forth because they go to school out here."

Tina Ballard was seen praying with young men from the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints. She says the missionaries had met Dashana on Saturday and came back to her residence to pray with her multiple times this week.

When they returned on Thursday, they were surprised to find out Dashana was in the middle of a shooting investigation.

"Genuine prayers for my daughter y’all," Tina Ballard said.