Officers who responded to reports of shots fired Monday night were found 11 shooting victims in a parking lot in Fort Worth, Texas, police said. One was pronounced dead at the scene and two others died at hospitals.
The other eight were also hospitalized and their conditions were not known, police said.
Some of the victims were taken to hospitals by private vehicle and the rest by ambulance.
Police said 10 victims are believed to be adults and the other is a juvenile.
There were no reports of any arrests and a motive for the shooting was not immediately clear.
The shooting took place in the city’s Como neighborhood in Fort Worth, CBS News Texas reported. Police he told WFAA the shooting happened hours after the neighborhood’s annual ComoFest ended.
CBS News Texas’ Kennedy Walker on Tuesday reported that the ComoFest parade continued despite Monday night’s mass shooting.
Como Day Parade continues to go ahead despite last night’s mass shooting. 11 people were injured and 3 died @CBSNewsTexas pic.twitter.com/Hf3hyvoIFh
— Kennedy Walker (@_KennediWalker) July 4, 2023
Fort Worth Police Sgt. Jason Spencer told reporters there was a “large gathering of people” in the parking lot at the time of the shooting shortly before midnight.
“I am devastated by the news of a mass shooting in Fort Worth last night,” said Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker. published on social media, encouraging people with information to contact the police. “My heart breaks for the victims, their loved ones and the entire Como community working to build positivity and celebration in their community and our city.”
If you have information about the shooting or have personal video of the shooting or the events leading up to the shooting, please contact Fort Worth Police at 817-392-4330.
The incident marks the latest mass shooting in a major city over the holiday weekend. Right Monday, a heavily armed gunman wearing a bulletproof vest opened fire in Philadelphia. killing five people and wounded two before surrendering, police said. Two people were killed and 28 others were injured in a shooting at a holiday weekend party in Baltimore on Sunday.
“Over the past few days, our nation has once again suffered a wave of tragic and senseless shootings in communities across America, from Philadelphia to Fort Worth, from Baltimore to Lansing, from Wichita to Chicago,” the president said. Joe Biden in one statement Tuesday. “Today, Jill and I mourn those who have lost their lives, and as our nation celebrates Independence Day, we pray for the day our communities are free from gun violence.”
