Fort Worth officer kills man armed with knife in 2nd fatal police shooting within hours

A suspect armed with a knife was shot and killed by a Fort Worth police officer early Sunday, in the department’s second fatal shooting within hours, police said.

The shooting occurred after an officer responded to a domestic disturbance call about 6 a.m. in the 9200 block of Renee Circle, Chief Eddie Garcia said.

According to police, the suspect kicked in a door to break into an apartment and got into a fight with a resident inside that apartment. At one point, the suspect retrieved a knife and was using that during the altercation, Garcia said.

When the officer arrived, he confronted the suspect, who was then outside the apartment and still had the knife, the chief said. Garcia said the officer gave the man multiple commands to drop the weapon, but he refused and continued advancing toward the officer. The officer then fired on him.

Garcia said the suspect was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He will be identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office after next of kin have been notified.

On Saturday night, Fort Worth police shot and killed another suspect who pulled a gun on officers following a short pursuit that ended near the I-35W service road on the city’s far south side, Garcia said.. According to police, that man had an active felony warrant after cutting off his ankle monitor following a previous arrest on a charge of sexual assault of a child.