The man accused of shooting an Arlington firefighter who was responding to a welfare check at an apartment complex early Friday morning has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Demetric Brooks has been booked into the Tarrant County Jail.The shooting happened at the Bardin Greene Apartments off of I-20 and Matlock Road.Authorities said officers, firefighters, and American Medical Response personnel responded after a resident called 911.The resident told police she heard children crying in a nearby apartment and calling for their mother to wake up.
As fire crews tried to force open the door, a single shot was fired from inside the apartment, hitting firefighter Brady Weaver.Weaver was taken to Medical City Arlington. A police spokesman said Weaver is alert and appears to be in good spirits.Weaver has worked for the Arlington Fire Department for the last six years.A man, woman and two children exited the apartment without further incident.
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