FORT WORTH, Texas — A male victim has died following a shooting in Fort Worth early Sunday morning at an off-campus prom after-party for Castleberry High School, police said.
Officers responded to a call about the shooting at about 12:30 a.m. from the 3500 block of Northwest 27th Street.
Fort Worth police told WFAA that the victim was found with a gunshot wound to his torso. He was taken to a hospital for treatment, but was pronounced deceased.
The victim has not been identified at this time.
Police say a large party was happening when an argument broke out between the victim and the suspect. The suspect then pulled a weapon and allegedly fired multiple shot, striking the victim at least one time.
Mike and Torivio Montano said they were in line with about 50 people waiting to get patted down and let into the party at an abandoned lot on the street. They said about 300 people were already there when they arrived. As they were waiting, they didn't hear an argument because of the loud music. They only heard the sound of a shot.
“At first we didn’t see the guy," Torivio Montano said. "They were just yelling like, 'It’s a balloon. It’s a balloon.'"
The brother said people at first got back in line until they saw a person bleeding on the ground. They were just 15 to 20 feet from the victim.
“I was just thinking, 'I got to make sure my brothers are safe and we got to get to the car,'” Mike Montano said.
"As soon as we seen everything, we took off cause like we weren’t there to investigate," Torivio said. "We weren’t trying to get hurt or nothing.”
Across the street, Samantha Moreno also heard a series of shots. Her brother was also at the party.
"I was terrified you know kind of worried my heart was racing," she said. "The first thing that came to my mind was he here? Is he home? You know like where is he at?”
She said people began running as sirens arrived. Police said the suspect left the scene before any first responders got there.
“People should stop bringing guns," Mike Montano said. “People don’t know how to act nowadays."
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