Police said the second deadly encounter began while officers were still investigating the first shooting scene.
FORT WORTH, TX — Fort Worth police are investigating two deadly officer-involved shootings early Saturday that left two men dead and one officer injured after officers responded to gunfire at an east-side party.
The shootings happened about four hours apart and were tied by the same police response area, officials said. Police Chief Eddie Garcia said officers first went to the 4200 block of Wiman Drive after 911 callers reported gunshots. While officers were still working that scene, police said a white SUV repeatedly sped past officers and appeared to target them.
Garcia said the first call came at about 12:05 a.m. Saturday, May 16, after multiple people called and texted 911 about shots fired. Officers arrived near Wiman Drive and found a party underway in the area. They also heard more gunfire as they moved toward the sound, Garcia said. Officers then encountered a man with a handgun. “At one point, the individual pointed the handgun at our officers,” Garcia said in a news conference released by the department. Police said officers ordered the man to drop the gun, but he did not follow their commands. At least one officer fired, striking the man. Officers gave medical aid until Fort Worth firefighters arrived, but the man died at the scene.
No officers were hurt in the first shooting, police said. The name and age of the man killed on Wiman Drive had not been released as of Saturday afternoon. Police did not say how many officers fired or how many shots were fired. Officials also did not release the number of people at the party, whether anyone else was struck by gunfire before police arrived, or what led to the original reports of shots fired. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office had not identified either man killed in the two encounters. Police said Major Case Unit detectives were called to investigate, a standard step after a Fort Worth officer shoots someone.
The second encounter began about 4:15 a.m. while officers were still at the Wiman Drive scene, Garcia said. Police said a white SUV drove past the area several times at a high rate of speed. Officers believed the driver was trying to hit officers who were standing near their patrol vehicles. Police tried to stop the SUV, but the driver did not pull over, officials said. A pursuit followed for about 15 minutes. Officers ended the chase with a tactical vehicle intervention, also called a PIT maneuver, near the northbound lanes of Loop 820 by the East Lancaster Avenue exit. The maneuver caused the SUV to stop, police said.
After the SUV stopped, officers approached with guns drawn and gave commands to the driver, police said. Garcia said the man did not comply and grabbed an officer’s handgun. Multiple officers then fired, striking the man. Police said officers again tried to provide medical aid, but the driver died at the scene. One officer was injured during the second encounter and was taken to a local hospital. Police said the officer was in good condition. Officials had not said how the officer was hurt, though a police spokesperson said the injury may have involved the officer’s arm. The second man’s name and age also had not been released.
Police described the two shootings as connected by time, location and the ongoing investigation, but officials had not said whether the two men knew each other or whether the second man was involved in the original gunfire call. A police spokesperson said Saturday there was no updated information on any relationship between the men. Investigators were reviewing the events from both scenes, including officer statements, 911 records, radio traffic and any available body-worn camera video. Fort Worth police typically release portions of body camera recordings after shootings involving officers, but the department had not announced a release time for this case.
The shootings come during a period of continued public scrutiny of Fort Worth police use-of-force cases. The city has faced national attention in past police shootings, including the 2019 killing of Atatiana Jefferson inside her home by a Fort Worth officer who was later convicted of manslaughter. Saturday’s cases differ in the facts described by police, who said the first man pointed a handgun at officers and the second grabbed an officer’s gun after a pursuit. Still, both deaths will move through the department’s critical incident review process and any outside legal review required under local practice.
Garcia said officers were responding first to danger reported by residents and then to a new threat that developed as the first scene was still active. Police said the area around Wiman Drive included a large gathering, and video from the neighborhood showed people scrambling as gunfire and police activity unfolded. No civilian witnesses were publicly identified by police Saturday. Officials had not released the names of the officers involved, their assignments or their years with the department. It also was not clear whether any officers had been placed on administrative leave, a common step after police shootings.
The investigation remained open Sunday, May 17. Police said detectives were still working to determine what happened before the first shots were reported, why the SUV returned to the scene, and whether any connection existed between the two men killed.
Author note: Last updated May 17, 2026.