Officers responded to the 3700 block of Century Place in South Fort Worth at 11:43 p.m. Friday after reports of an intoxicated man propositioning children for sexual favors. As the first units arrived, they heard a single gunshot and spotted a man matching the suspect’s description walking near a convenience store toward nearby apartments.
Investigators learned the man had been shot in the groin by a group of three people. One of them, Marckus Renfro, was detained at the scene and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to Tarrant County jail records.
Renfro also faces separate prior charges of assault causing bodily injury, assault causing bodily injury-family violence, evading arrest or detention, and continuous violence against the family. His total bond was set at $50,000.
The two other people with Renfro were not identified and were not detained.
The man who was shot — identified by police as the original suspect in the solicitation reports — was taken to a hospital.
The investigation remains ongoing.
In an unrelated incident in South Fort Worth, a teenager died in a shooting at a Fort Worth apartment complex on Sunday evening, police said.
Officers responded just after 5:15 p.m. to the 6600 block of South Hulen, where they found a 16-year-old with a gunshot wound. The teen was pronounced dead at the scene.
Fort Worth Police Department spokesperson Tracy Carter said the incident appears accidental. Investigators determined two teens, believed to be friends, were inside an apartment when one discharged a firearm and struck the other in the chest, according to a report.
“This is very much a tragic accident,” Carter said, per CBS News Texas. “Two juveniles are involved, and there are a lot of families affected by this.”
The teen who fired the weapon has been detained. Homicide detectives continue investigating the circumstances. Carter said authorities are working to identify the firearm’s owner.
“Please, if you don’t know how to use a gun, and you’re not supposed to have a gun, put those guns down,” Carter said.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office will release the victim’s identity and determine the official cause and manner of death. Fort Worth police urge anyone with information to contact them.