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  • Person firing shots in Fort Worth arrested after SWAT standoff, police say

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    A person who was firing gunshots in a Fort Worth neighborhood early Sunday was arrested following a standoff with SWAT, police said.

    A person who was firing gunshots in a Fort Worth neighborhood early Sunday was arrested following a standoff with SWAT, police said.

    A person who was firing gunshots in a Fort Worth neighborhood early Sunday was arrested following a standoff with SWAT, police said.

    Fort Worth police officers responded to the reports of gunshots fired shortly before 6 a.m. in the 1200 block of West Bewick Street, police said.

    When officers arrived, they were able to determine where the shots were coming from as the person was still shooting into the air, police said.

    The person then ran inside the home and barricaded himself, police said.

    After several attempts to get the person to come out, the SWAT team entered the home and took him into custody, police said.

    Police did not provide any information about the person arrested.

    The person was taken to an area hospital for evaluation. No officers or people in the neighborhood were injured, police said.

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  • Man accused in assault of Fort Worth hotel worker arrested after SWAT standoff

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    A man who assaulted a Fort Worth hotel employee after being denied a room was arrested following a SWAT standoff on Sunday, police said.

    A man who assaulted a Fort Worth hotel employee after being denied a room was arrested following a SWAT standoff on Sunday, police said.

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    A man who assaulted a Fort Worth hotel employee after being denied a room was arrested following a SWAT standoff on Sunday, police said.

    Officers responded to a shooting call about 1 a.m. at Sonesta Simply Suites Fort Worth Fossil Creek at 5201 Endicott Ave., police said.

    Police said the suspect argued with a hotel employee outside the building after he was denied a room. He then pulled out a handgun and hit the employee with it several times, but did not shoot him.

    When officers arrived the suspect fled the scene, police said.

    The suspect ran to the 2000 block of Loving Avenue where he was later arrested at about 5 a.m. after a SWAT standoff, police said.

    The Gun Violence Unit detectives are investigating the incident, police said.

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  • Suspect arrested in alleged armed standoff in Kearny Mesa hotel

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    A close-up photo of a San Diego Police officer. (File photo courtesy San Diego Police Department)

    A man was taken into custody after he allegedly barricaded himself inside a room of a hotel with a firearm, prompting a SWAT standoff in Kearny Mesa, authorities said Friday.

    Officers responded around 8:30 p.m. Thursday to a male suspect who reportedly pointed a rifle at employees of a Courtyard by Marriott hotel at 8651 Spectrum Center Blvd., according to the San Diego Police Department.

    Police said after the suspect went inside the room, the area was temporarily evacuated.

    About two dozen law enforcement personnel were assigned to the standoff, but no injuries were immediately reported, the department stated.

    The suspect was taken into custody around 4 a.m. Friday.

    Updated at 10:40 a.m. Oct. 17, 2025

    –City News Service


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