A woman armed with an axe assaulted a man in Fort Worth on Thursday while he was on his work break.
The police in Fort Worth went to Whataburger at 1425 Eastchase Pkwy just after midnight and found the victim, who works at the restaurant, with injuries to his head and arms.
The man, who wanted to remain unnamed, told NBC 5 DFW that he visited a nearby convenience store and vape shop on Meadowbrook Boulevard before his shift. Later, while on break, the man, known as “School,” said he returned to the location to search for his phone.
While School was talking about the lost phone with another man, the attacker came up behind him. Believing the two men were discussing her, the suspect swung the axe at School. Despite getting hurt, School managed to escape and walk back to the Whataburger.
School was eventually taken to the hospital. He received 10 staples in his head, according to NBC 5.
The Dallas Express reported on another axe attack in 2022 in a Richardson coffee shop. The incident injured three people, including the attacker. One person had minor injuries treated at the scene, while two had to go to the hospital.
In Dallas, over 2,000 aggravated assaults have occurred within the city limits this year, according to the City of Dallas crime analytics. dashboard.
The Dallas Police Department has been trying to combat crime while dealing with a significant lack of staff, with only about 3,000 officers when about 4,000 are needed for public safety. DPD has also fallen short on funding this fiscal year, particularly compared to other high-crime areas. New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago allocated more money to police than the Dallas City Council, which approved a budget of just $654 million. analysis Downtown Dallas experiences much more criminal activity than Fort Worth’s city center, which is patrolled by a specialized police unit that works alongside private security guards. more A woman wielding an axe attacked a man in Fort Worth on Thursday while the latter was on his work break. Fort Worth police were dispatched to Whataburger at 1425 Eastchase Pkwy shortly after midnight, where they found the victim, an employee of the restaurant, with wounds to his head and arms. The man, who said […] budget of just $654 million.
Relatedly, Downtown Dallas routinely sees way more criminal activity than Fort Worth’s city center, the latter of which is patrolled by a dedicated special police unit that works alongside private security guards.
