Police said the gunfire followed an argument involving the suspect and her boyfriend in a north Fort Worth cul-de-sac.
FORT WORTH, Texas — A 29-year-old woman was arrested after three men, including her boyfriend, were shot Wednesday night during a confrontation in a north Fort Worth neighborhood, police said. Officers were called to the 5100 block of Persimmon Court at about 8 p.m.
Investigators said the violence began with an argument between the woman and her boyfriend near a parked car and quickly grew into a larger fight when two nearby residents came over after hearing the commotion. The case drew immediate attention because three men were wounded in a residential cul-de-sac and two of them were reported in critical condition late Wednesday, while the suspect was booked into jail before daybreak Thursday.
Police identified the suspect as Dashane Ballard, 29. Records show she was booked into the Fort Worth Police Detention Facility early Thursday. According to investigators, Ballard and her boyfriend were arguing outside in the Woodland Springs area, just off Keller Hicks Road and Park Vista Boulevard, when two male neighbors approached. Police said the encounter turned into a “physical confrontation” involving the couple and the two residents. During that struggle, investigators allege, Ballard pulled a handgun and fired, hitting her boyfriend and both neighbors. Officers responding to the scene found three men suffering from gunshot wounds and called for ambulances to take them to a hospital.
Fort Worth Fire EMS said two of the victims were in critical condition late Wednesday and a third was in serious condition. Authorities have not publicly released the names or ages of the injured men. Police also have not said what started the initial dispute between Ballard and her boyfriend, whether the gun was legally possessed, or how many shots were fired. Ballard was also taken to a hospital to be checked for injuries before she was transferred to jail, according to police and local reports. Investigators said they believe the shooting was an isolated event and that there was no ongoing threat to the public after the arrest.
The shooting happened in a far north Fort Worth residential pocket where homes sit along short neighborhood streets and cul-de-sacs near major commuter routes. That setting shaped the case from the start. Investigators said the two other men were not random passersby but neighbors who came toward the parked vehicle after hearing an argument. That detail places the shooting in the middle of a neighborhood effort to intervene in a heated dispute, a move that instead ended with three people wounded. By Thursday morning, the scene had shifted from an active emergency response to a criminal case centered on what police say happened during those few minutes outside the car.
Ballard faces three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, police records show. One of those counts carries a family violence designation because one of the wounded men was identified as her boyfriend. As of Thursday morning, authorities had not announced any additional charges, and court records available in initial reports did not spell out whether Ballard had obtained an attorney. Detectives are expected to continue interviewing witnesses, reviewing evidence from the scene and finalizing case paperwork for prosecutors. The condition of the three injured men could remain an important factor as the case moves forward through Tarrant County courts.
In the first hours after the shooting, the neighborhood became the center of a major emergency response as police cars and ambulances filled the cul-de-sac. Residents nearby were left with a case that police described in stark terms: an argument, an attempted intervention and gunfire. Local reports said a fourth ambulance was also called for another injured person who was not shot, though officials did not immediately provide more detail about that injury. By sunrise Thursday, the public picture was clearer on the basic sequence of events, but many of the personal details behind the fight remained unsettled as investigators worked to sort through witness accounts.
As of Thursday, Ballard was in custody, three men were hospitalized and Fort Worth police were still working to determine what led to the confrontation on Persimmon Court. The next milestone is the formal progression of the charges and any court appearance tied to the arrest.
Author note: Last updated April 9, 2026.