A 32-year-old man was shot and injured at an east Fort Worth apartment complex on Wednesday night, and police have since booked a 22-year-old suspect in connection with the attack. The shooting unfolded at the Sandy Oaks Apartments in the 1500 block of Sandy Lane, marking the second reported shooting at the same complex in as many days.
According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, police said the shooting took place at the apartment complex before the injured man turned up at Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital with a gunshot wound. Officers were called to the hospital after he arrived, the outlet reported.
Police records show that, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22-year-old Ronquez Otis was booked into the Fort Worth Jail in connection with the shooting. The outlet's reporting indicates he faces an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge. Reporter Harriet Ramos, who covers crime and other breaking news for the Star-Telegram, authored the original report.
A Second Shooting at the Same Complex
The Wednesday night shooting came just a day after a separate shooting at the same apartments. As reported by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, police said a man was shot in the abdomen at Sandy Oaks Apartments on Tuesday morning.
That Tuesday shooting was reported in a different Star-Telegram article detailing officers being called to 1513 Sandy Lane at about 7:35 a.m. after a man was shot in the abdomen. No arrests tied to that earlier shooting have been announced.
Not the First Time Police Have Responded There
Sandy Oaks Apartments has drawn police attention before. A June 2024 report from the same publication described a shooting there in which a man and woman were seriously injured, with the Fort Worth police gang unit investigating and no suspects arrested at the time. A separate report also noted an August shooting at an east Fort Worth apartment complex in which a 30-year-old suspect was taken into custody and faced multiple charges, though it is not clear from available reporting whether that incident occurred at the same property.
No additional details on the Wednesday night victim's condition have been reported. The circumstances surrounding both this week's shootings, including any motive or relationship between those involved, have not been disclosed by police.
