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Fort Worth teen dies in shooting; second person wounded

Authorities say the teen died from multiple gunshot wounds.
Credit: WFAA-TV

FORT WORTH, Texas — A 16-year-old Fort Worth teen was shot to death early Sunday morning at a Fort Worth Housing Solutions public housing complex in central Fort Worth, officials said.

According to 911 records, a caller reported encountering the teen, who said he was shot seven times. Responding emergency crews found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds in a common area of the complex. 

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office identified the teen as Robert Earl Boozer Jr.

Fort Worth police report a second male victim was taken by a private vehicle to an area hospital. His condition was not available as of 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

The death remains under investigation by Fort Worth Police Department homicide detectives.

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