A 23-year-old man was arrested Friday evening after firing shots and evading police in west Fort Worth, officials said.
Offices responded to a shots fired call near the 4600 block of Wellesley Avenue around 10:15 p.m. A 911 caller reported that a man shot into the apartment next door and left the scene, according to police records.
Police found the suspect’s car and attempted to stop it so they could investigate. The suspect managed to avoid the officers, but was quickly apprehended, police said.
The suspect, identified by police and in jail records as Ross Pruitt, was arrested. Officers found the firearm used in the shooting and illegal drugs in the vehicle, police said.
Pruitt is facing multiple charges, including deadly conduct while discharging a firearm, evading arrest/detention with a vehicle, resisting arrest, manufacturing or delivering a controlled substance and unlawful possession of a firearm by a criminal.
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