A late-night shooting in Mansfield left one man dead and another injured Sunday, with authorities investigating the incident as possibly accidental.
The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office reported the shooting occurred just before midnight in the 7800 block of Townsend Road. Deputies discovered two men with gunshot wounds at the scene.
One victim, a 39-year-old man shot in the leg, died from his injuries after being transported to the hospital. The second man sustained a gunshot wound to his foot and survived.
Sheriff’s investigators are treating the case as an accidental shooting, though specific circumstances remain unclear. The deceased victim’s identity has not been released pending notification of family members.
Authorities have not disclosed what events preceded the gunfire or how the shooting occurred. The investigation remains active as deputies work to piece together the sequence of events that led to the fatal incident.
