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Facebook Meeting Turns Into Shooting

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FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - A Facebook meeting turned violent in Fort Worth, after a man was shot by a teen.

According to police, a 25-year-old man was discovered shot in the rib cage at a home on Velma Dr. near Dillard St.

The shooter, a 16 year-old girl, says the man assaulted her, but she was able to wrestle away his gun and shoot him.

The man denied the assault and says she shot him for no reason.

The male was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover.

The teen is in police custody.

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