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Search Continues For Person Who Shot Man In Head & Back After Leaving Fort Worth Crash Scene

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - Police in Fort Worth are looking for the person who shot a man in the head and back early Thursday morning.

The victim told police he was shot just before 3:00 a.m. on Northwest 30th Street,  just north of The Stockyards.

Despite being wounded the man made the seven minute drive to an area on Main Street, where officers investigating a crash came to his aid.

The victim told police he'd been at the crash site earlier and that he'd picked up a person involved in the accident. The victim said the two drove together to NW 30th and he was shot there after getting into a fight with the person.

The victim, who has not been identified, was taken to a nearby hospital. His condition isn't known.

The suspect ran from the area after the shooting and has not been located. Police are still investigating.

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