Shooting in Ft Worth

[Crosswind81]

Check out the latest shooting in Ft Worth...Maybe a good reason to pack at home?

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/story/375062.html

[txinvestigator]

$100 says it drug related.

[WildBill]

Txi - What makes you suspect that it's drug related. The earlier unreported robbery?

I am surprised that the newspaper article listed the actual address. Usually they will say something like the "2700 block of Creekwood Lane."

[Odin]

$100 says it drug related.

Not much of a gambler, huh?

[carlson1]

I will go with TXI and raise it to $200 it is drug related:

An earlier version of this report incorrectly identified the perpetrator as a woman.

FORT WORTH -- A 45-year-old man is in critical condition after police said a man kicked in his back door Saturday afternoon and shot him in the chest. Not too many day time home invasions?

Police were still looking late Saturday for the unidentified man in his 20s, who police suspect stole a personal computer You did a home invasion and shooting just for a computer?from the victim's house at 2712 Creekwood Lane, said Lt. Dean Sullivan.

The victim, who has not been identified, was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital, where he is listed in critical condition, Sullivan said.

Police were called to the house, just west of Interstate 35W in south Fort Worth, at about 1 p.m. after the man called 911 and reported that he had been shot.

The victim told police that the man had robbed him two days earlier, The same man robbed him two days earlierthough he had not reported the robbery to police, Sullivan said.

[RKirby]

New info.......http://www.wbap.com/Article.asp?id=536826&spid=6051

Bizarre Robbery/Shooting In Fort Worth.

Fort Worth (WBAP) - Dennis Harper, 45, the homeowner shot early yesterday afternoon inside of his south Fort Worth home, located at 2712 Creekwood Lane, remains hospitalized in stable condition.

Saturday night Fort Worth Police did arrest a 19-year-old man after a minor traffic violation and following some questioning, now believe he is connected to that shooting. Based upon some information established during a canvass of the neighborhood regarding a possible suspect vehicle and description of the suspect, officers in the area had been on the look out for a White Ford Crown Victoria 4-door that a witness indicated the suspect may have fled in following the shooting.



Just shortly after 3 a.m., Sunday an officer on patrol spotted a car matching that description and driving suspiciously in the area of 3500 Alta Mesa Blvd. That vehicle was stopped and the driver questioned after appearing to be very “nervous� when speaking with the officer. That driver was later arrested after police discovered him in possession of marijuana. While transporting the subject to jail, the man revealed to the officer some details about the shooting that had not been made public.



Detectives were called in and now believe the 19-year-old in connected to the shooting offense. At this point in the on-going investigation, it appears the home owner may have startled the suspect during the break-in and then the suspect shot the victim. Also, it does not appear the victim was “robbed,� as earlier released after the victim indicated such, but was in fact burglarized a few days prior to the shooting. Much of the information in regards to this incident is still coming in and detectives are attempting to interview the suspect more about what happened.



Detectives are withholding the identity and mug shot of the suspect while awaiting medical improvement by the victim enough to re-visit the issue.



(Copyright 2007 WBAP 24/7 News. All rights reserved.)


Updated on 12/23/2007 9:48:51 AM

It now sounds like the homeowner may have interrupted an attempted burglary.

You guys might want to re-think that bet.

[txlouie]

$100 says it drug related.

It seems the unexplained always seems to get categorized as "drug related."

[Odin]

$100 says it drug related.

It seems the unexplained always seems to get categorized as "drug related."

For good reason. You read about "home invasions" in Dallas all the time, but what you don't read is that it's usually a deal where the "victims" were being robbed of drugs and/or drug money. Why would a team of home invasion robbers decide to storm into a shanty in the ghetto or a low rent apartment when they know people are home? You wouldn't expect those places to be full of valuable merchandise or cash. Unless the homeowners were dope dealers.

This deal may not be drug related, but if you were to put $100 on every deal like this that the deal was drug related you would make enough profit to buy a nice new gun every month.

[Lykoi]

of course the safe money is on "drug related"....

how many "home invasions" are not linked in some way to drugs??
whether stolen from the house or purchased with the stolen "profits"


that's like putting money on every single car accident between 10pm and 5am to be alcohol related... you're going to come out ahead.

[FightinAggieCHL]

I like how they have an exact map of the exact location of the incident. Someone mentioned it earlier, but that does seem quite strange.

[txlouie]

Good points. Statistically your odds are better on it being drug related. That probably goes for a high % of all crimes.

It's just that I've been stereotyped plenty of times and I try to never assume or take everything at face value, but sometimes you can't argue against stats and facts.

Louie

[Lykoi]

Good points. Statistically your odds are better on it being drug related. That probably goes for a high % of all crimes.

It's just that I've been stereotyped plenty of times and I try to never assume or take everything at face value, but sometimes you can't argue against stats and facts.

Louie

well statistically the average human would have half man parts half woman parts...

[Dragonfighter]

Good points. Statistically your odds are better on it being drug related. That probably goes for a high % of all crimes.

It's just that I've been stereotyped plenty of times and I try to never assume or take everything at face value, but sometimes you can't argue against stats and facts.

Louie

well statistically the average human would have half man parts half woman parts...

Maybe more like 66% female and 33% male.

[Odin]

of course the safe money is on "drug related"....

how many "home invasions" are not linked in some way to drugs??
whether stolen from the house or purchased with the stolen "profits"


that's like putting money on every single car accident between 10pm and 5am to be alcohol related... you're going to come out ahead.

True. In the city of Dallas after 2am on a Fri or Sat night you can't swing a cat without hitting a drunk driver.

[txinvestigator]

of course the safe money is on "drug related"....

how many "home invasions" are not linked in some way to drugs??
whether stolen from the house or purchased with the stolen "profits"


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Thats not it at all. The initial report indicated that the shooter had robbed the vicitm days before. Experience tells me that it is a drug deal situation.

Last year in Dallas a woman with her teen daughter was car-jacked. The media made a big deal about it. What they didn't tell us was that she was car-jacked by the people she took her daughter to buy drugs from.

Now that this story has changed, the facts no longer support my belief of a drug dealing situation.