2 dead, including teen girl, after Fort Worth park gathering escalates into fight and shootings, police say
Two people have died, including a 17-year-old girl, after a gathering in an East Fort Worth city park led to a fight and two shooting calls Monday night, police said.
Around 2:13 p.m., East Division officers working an unrelated call nearby heard shots coming from the 1500 block of Liberty Street. When they arrived at the location, they found one victim on the ground with gunshot wounds. The victim, later identified as 17-year-old Cyanna Boone, was pronounced dead on the scene.
A family member told CBS News Texas that Boone was a senior at Dunbar High School in Fort Worth.
"She was getting ready to go to college. She was very smart. We are just trying to figure out why they shot her," the family member said.
As the officers continued their investigation into Boone's death, another shooting call came in.
At roughly 2:18 p.m., officers were called to the 1700 block of Handley Drive for a reported shooting. There, officers found a vehicle parked, with one victim suffering from a gunshot wound. That victim was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead not long after.
Investigators learned that another person who was in that vehicle fled on foot. He was later found in a nearby home.
Police said that evidence suggests the two shooting calls are related.
As the investigation continued, detectives learned that a group of 15-20 people met at Historic Stop Six Park in the 1500 block of Liberty Street. Police said they "began to have words with each other," which turned into a physical altercation, and an unknown suspect began shooting at the victims.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office will determine the official cause of death and confirm the identity of the second victim.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Fort Worth Police Department.