Two men were shot and killed by police after a July 4 gathering in Fort Worth. Police say an officer and an arson investigator were investigating a call about illegal fireworks.
Police are holding a news conference on Tuesday afternoon to address the shooting.
Chief Neil Noakes previously said a police officer and an arson investigator with the fire department spotted some kind of fight around 12:30 a.m. on July 5 in a neighborhood near Main Street and Long Avenue. That’s on the northwest side of town just north of the Stockyards. The officer and arson investigator confronted the armed men and shot them. 21-year-old Billy Smith and 30-year-old Bronshay Minter were killed.Two other people were also shot at the scene. At this point, it's unclear who shot the those two people.
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