Suspect in Fort Worth SWAT standoff escapes

Fort Worth SWAT officers packed up and left after discovering the man they thought they had surrounded was already gone.

The incident started around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday following a domestic disturbance at the Tarrant County Samaritan House. That’s a large public housing complex near the Medical District on Hemphill Street.

Patrol officers believed a man was inside an apartment and refusing to come out. Neighbors were evacuated and SWAT officers were called in.

Just before 2 a.m. the SWAT team went inside and found the suspect had apparently escaped before officers secured the scene.

Fort Worth police did not release a description of the suspect.