Suspected gunman in West 7th area shooting in custody, Fort Worth police say
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a March shooting that left a man in critical condition in the West 7th area, police said.
Joshua Arias Rosales, 22, was booked into the Fort Worth City Jail on Monday, according to police records. He faces a charge of aggravated assault with a weapon causing brain injury or paralysis.
The 23-year-old victim was found wounded and lying on the ground in the entertainment district near the intersection of Currie and Bledsoe streets March 17 shortly after 12:20 a.m., according to the police report.
Police said in an April 9 social media post that the victim and five unidentified suspects were involved in an argument and a physical fight before the shooting. According to police, Rosales is the suspected shooter.
Police were trying to identify four other suspects, including a woman in a black shirt and a man in a yellow shirt who were involved in the fight, according to the post. A woman in a gray Buc-ee’s shirt and a man in a gray hoodie are also believed to have been with the group and were onlookers during the fight, police said.
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