The Tarrant County deputy shot multiple times Wednesday afternoon was released from the hospital hours later. Deputy Todd Tipson was shot three times, including a bullet that grazed the back of his neck.
“He is resting right now,” Sheriff Bill Wayborn said. “He is a tough guy.”
At about noon Wednesday, deputies attempted to serve a warrant at a home near 28th Street and Beach Street in Fort Worth. The suspect, whose name has not been released, is accused of several crimes against children, including holding a person under 17 years of age against their will. On Wednesday, Tipton was met with gunfire when he arrived at the man's home to serve felony warrants related to charges.
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Vickie Lorona said she lives feet away from where the deadly shootout occurred.
“You didn’t know if the gunshots were going to come through our house,” Lorona said. “They told us to get to the front of the house, but then right after that, they just evacuated us.”
Roads around the area were shut down for hours after the suspect barricaded himself inside the home.
Martin Gomez lives just a shared wall away from the suspect's home.
He said he was returning home from lunch when he found his neighborhood and surrounding streets barricaded.
“I thought my sister was in here," he said. "I wanted to throw up.”
Gomez and Lorona said it wasn't the first time law enforcement responded to the home.
Gomez was relieved to learn his sister had already left for work. His wife and children, who also likely would've been home, unexpectedly delayed their return from a trip to visit family in Mexico earlier this week.
Laura Christensen lives about a block away from the scene. She had to wait at a local gas station for hours.
“I come to the corner store all the time, and I talk to the guy,” Christensen said. “He let me put my (groceries and) meat in the fridge. Sweet guy. And I'm like, I'm going to hang out here for a couple hours if that's OK.”
At about 2 p.m., Christensen said she heard a round of gunfire that left her stunned.
“I don’t even know how to describe it,” Christensen said.
“As I was sitting here, I heard about 10 to 15 gunshots,” Edward Trevizo said. “I just hope no one was injured.”
Trevizo was headed to a business off of 28th Street and also waited to gain access for hours.
Neighbors said they have never experienced this level of violence so close to home.
“I didn't think of that kind of noise would be around here like that. That was just as bad as some, like, a war,” Lelbardo Munoz said. Munoz lives less than five minutes from the scene. “It’s pretty bad, like if some people were going at it, you can tell.”
It was just before 3:30 p.m. that authorities began scaling back their perimeter, allowing folks to head home. However, according to neighbors, some of their property was damaged during the deadly shootout.
“I know on one car the windshield has a bullet hole and the driver’s window is blown out,” Lorona said.
Investigators remained on the scene until late into the night Tuesday.
