Death by Cop  2026

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Name Withheld

Age :

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 02/17/2026

Location : Southwest Fort Worth neighborhood (near Creekwood Lane area)

City : Fort Worth

County : Tarrant

State : Texas

Agency : Fort Worth Police Department

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress during foot pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 02/17/2026, Fort Worth Police responded to a report of gunfire in a southwest Fort Worth neighborhood and encountered a man who ran from officers, prompting a foot pursuit through a residential area. During the pursuit, officers located the man and discovered he had sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead after officers attempted to render aid, and police stated the fatal injury appeared to be self-inflicted during the foot pursuit response to the initial shots-fired call.

 

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/fort-worth-police-foot-pursuit-ends-with-one-dead-from-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound/ar-AA1Fabf7
https://www.aol.com/fort-worth-police-officers-involved-014814378.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fort-worth-police-foot-pursuit-020801389.html