Officer-involved shooting in south Fort Worth neighborhood leads to woman's arrest

A woman who was allegedly shooting a gun into trees in a south Fort Worth neighborhood was arrested on Wednesday after a chase led to an officer shooting his weapon in her direction.Fort Worth PD officer-involved shootingOn July 15 at around 8:45 p.m., Fort Worth Police responded to a shots-fired call in the 1700 block of Belshire Court.The initial call stated a black female, later identified as 32-year-old Leandra Johnson, was shooting a gun into nearby trees. Johnson reportedly lives in the area where the incident occurred.When officers arrived at the scene, Johnson fled and ignored commands from police.Police say she reached inside a purse she was holding and, fearing she had a weapon, an officer fired his weapon towards Johnson.Johnson was not hit by the officer's gun and was uninjured. She then complied with officers and was arrested.Officers did not find a gun in Johnson's purse, but found ammunition matching shell casings found at the scene at Johnson's residence.Johnson has bee
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