Four Children Among Six People Wounded in a Drive-By Shooting in Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth Police Chief Neil Noakes speaks to reporters near the scene of a drive-by shooting that wounded six people outside apartments on Las Vegas Trail in west Fort Worth on Wednesday night, May 1, 2024. The youngest victim is 3 years old and the oldest is 19.

Police in Fort Worth, Texas, reported that four children were among six people injured in a drive-by shooting at an apartment complex. Officer Brad Perez of the Fort Worth Police Department stated that the incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, with five individuals transported to a hospital and one person declining treatment.

As of Thursday morning, police had not disclosed the conditions of the victims, and they had not responded to requests for further comments. While no arrests have been made public, Police Chief Neil Noakes condemned the shooting as "stupid" and expressed his anger and disgust towards such violence.

A drive-by shooting wounded six people, including four children, outside apartments on Las Vegas Trail in west Fort Worth on Wednesday night, May 1, 2024.

"It makes me angry, I am mad," Noakes stated. "There is absolutely no reason anybody should be conducting themselves in such a violent, careless, heartless way that children should be shot." Noakes reassured the public that the shooting seemed to be an isolated incident and that there was no ongoing threat.

According to Perez, the wounded individuals ranged in age from 3 to 19 and were targeted by someone in a passing vehicle while they were outside the apartment complex. The exact ages of all the victims had not been determined by the police at the time of Perez's statement.