Michael Williams The Dallas Morning News
FORT WORTH, Texas — Party attendees beat a man to death with bricks early Monday after he opened fire at a Fort Worth party, police said. Another person was shot and killed and three were injured.
Fort Worth police were called to the 5600 block of Shiloh Drive about 1 a.m. Witnesses told police that a small gathering was being held in a backyard. One of the attendees became upset and left the gathering, before returning with another person. Both started arguing with other partygoers, authorities said.
Police did not describe what caused the initial altercation.
The party attendee pulled a gun and shot one person, authorities said. The victim was not seriously injured.
Other people at the party chased the shooter, authorities said. While the shooter turned and fired at the crowd, a group picked up landscaping bricks and started throwing them at the shooter.
The shooter eventually ended up on the ground — it’s not clear whether he tripped or was tackled — and continued shooting. One person was killed by that round of gunfire, and another was injured, authorities said.
“The shooter was struck multiple times with at least one landscaping brick and was pronounced dead at the scene,” authorities said.
Police have not released the identities of anybody involved, nor have they said whether any charges will be filed. A handgun was recovered by police.
