Girl fatally shot Sunday in Forest Hill; suspect still at large, police say

Authorities in Forest Hill are investigating after a girl was found fatally shot early Sunday.

Shortly before 3:20 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 4200 block of Andrea Lane in response to a shooting, Forest Hill police said. Inside of a home in the area, officers found a girl who had been shot, according to a Sunday news release. She was pronounced dead at the location, police said.

About an hour after the shooting was reported to authorities, officers were dispatched to a different shooting in the 6000 block of Maiden Lane, less than a mile away from where the girl was found, police said.

It is unclear if investigators believe the two shootings were related.

The suspect is described as a male with a large tattoo on his chest who had a shirt tied around his head, according to police.

Police are requesting neighbors in the area share security camera footage they may have of the shootings.

Forest Hill is south of Fort Worth in Tarrant County.

Anyone with information about the shootings is asked to call the Forest Hill Police Department at 817-531-5250 ext. 5. They can also submit tips anonymously to Tarrant County Crime Stoppers by calling 817-469-8477. They can refer to case Nos. 23FPD09633 and 23FPD09634.