Shooter Fires At Training Tower, Fire Station

Dallas TX

27 March, 2022

3:31 PM

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Press release from City of Fort Worth: March 23, 2022 A suspect in a white Ford Taurus fired shots at the Fort Worth Fire Department's high-rise training tower at the Bob Bolen Public Safety Complex, 505 W. Felix St. The incident occurred shortly before 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. At the time, 30 fire personnel were at the tower for training operations. Five shots were fired from the vehicle at the eight-story building. The shots hit the exterior of the building; no one was injured. The vehicle then fired three additional rounds into Fire Station 17, 5151 Hemphill St., less than ¾ mile away. Those rounds struck the building but no one was injured. The Fort Worth Police Department was called to the scene. Officers quickly apprehended a suspect nearby and took the suspect into custody. While there is no known threat to fire service personnel, FWFD is taking the situation seriously and using precautionary measures at all fire stations. FWFD issued this statement: "We are incredibly grateful that no one was injured in this drive-by shooting today. The safety of our firefighters is a priority and this senseless act of random violence will be handled with the utmost attention and diligence." Photo: The fire training tower is part of the Bob Bolen Public Safety Complex, opened in 2015. Get articles like this in your inbox. Subscribe to City News. This press release was produced by City of Fort Worth. The views expressed here are the author's own.