Fort Worth police and SWAT are searching for a man they say shot and hospitalized a member of the department’s Civilian Response Unit Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The unidentified civilian employee is in stable condition, Fort Worth Police Chief Eddie Garcia told reporters.<\/p>\n
“He was talking, he was moving, and by the grace of God, hopefully, with prayers, he’ll be OK,” he said.<\/p>\n
Members of the CRU responded to a burglary call near the 3500 block of North Juliet Lane Tuesday at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, Garcia said. When they arrived, a man across the street began firing at the employees with what appeared to be a rifle, and a CRU member was hit.<\/p>\n
CRU members are not armed and don’t respond to calls where a suspect is on the scene or likely to return, according to the Fort Worth Police Department’s\u00a0website<\/a>. The unit was formed in 2021 “with the realization that every call for service does not require a police officer to respond.” Members investigate burglary, assault by threat, criminal mischief and other low-level calls.<\/p>\n It’s unclear why the civilian employee was responding to the call Tuesday. Garcia did not take questions from reporters.<\/p>\n The suspect, who is possibly armed, was last seen running westbound. The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n For those that reside or are currently in the Summerfields subdivision located to the North of Basswood Blvd and N. Riverside Dr., we ask that you please stay securely indoors. <\/p>\n We are currently searching for a male subject in the area, possibly on foot and possibly armed.<\/p>\n We\u2026<\/p>\n — Fort Worth Police (@fortworthpd) April 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n