Fort Worth SWAT called out for barricaded man after drug deal assault, but no one found

A man who confronted two suspects over the sale of narcotics was violently assaulted late Tuesday at a Fort Worth hotel room before he escaped, Fort Worth police said.

When they arrived at the scene, officers arrested one suspect after he fled the hotel room.

A SWAT unit was called because police believed the second suspect was still in the hotel room, but no one was found early Wednesday.

Fort Worth police responded to the robbery call just after 11 p.m. Tuesday to 2000 Beach St. at the Quality Inn.

A man told police he had confronted two other men over the sale of narcotics in a hotel room.

At some point, the two suspects violently assaulted the victim, with one pulling a handgun, and robbed the victim of cash, police said.

The victim left the room and then sought medical attention for minor injuries from an employee of the hotel.

Officers arrived and they were speaking with the victim when one officer saw a suspect open the door of the hotel room where the robbery had occurred and leave the room. The officer detained the suspect.

Several attempts were made to contact the second suspect, who was believed to still be inside the room, and persuade him to exit but they were unsuccessful, police said.

Officers then began to treat the call as a barricaded person and called for additional officers from patrol, as well as officers from specialized units.

At 2:17 a.m. Wednesday, a SWAT unit breached the front door. At 2:41, the SWAT Unit entered the room but did not locate a second suspect.

The incident lasted almost two hours.. The suspect initially detained was arrested on an unrelated felony warrant and taken to the Fort Worth City Jail.

The incident involved officers from the department’s Patrol Divisions, Directed Response Units, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit, Hostage Negotiation Unit, Crisis Intervention Team, HOPE Unit and Tactical Medical Unit. MedStar personnel were also at the scene.