http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/15166195.htm ... tstory.jspPolice seek 4 robbery suspectsBy DEANNA BOYD
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER
FORT WORTH — One man has been arrested, and the police are still searching for other suspects in connection with a robbery early Sunday outside a Fort Worth nightclub that led to the stabbing of at least one person and a wreck involving a stolen pickup.
Lt. Dean Sullivan, a police spokesman, said the incident began shortly after 2 a.m. as five adult relatives and one of their girlfriends were leaving Club Rock Bottom, 2101 Jacksboro Highway.
Sullivan said the group had just walked to a parking lot west of a bar in the 3700 block of Ohio Garden Road when they were confronted by five people, at least one of whom had a gun. The robbers demanded the group’s money, jewelry and keys, he said.
During the robbery, a victim shoved the armed person, prompting him to begin to push back the slide on his gun.
“He attempted to chamber a round,� Sullivan said. “That’s when the victim was able to retrieve his pocketknife from his pocket and lash out in defense.�
The victim stabbed at least one robber, police said.
The robbers then fled in a white sport utility vehicle and a red Chevy pickup belonging to a victim.
While officers were at the bar investigating, police learned about an accident at Jacksboro and Northside Drive involving a red Chevy pickup, Sullivan said.
“At that scene, officers confirmed one of the vehicles involved was the victim’s stolen truck,� Sullivan said.
Inside, officers found a knife and handgun, he said. The driver had fled.
Sullivan said officers later responded to Harris Methodist Fort Worth hospital after learning that a man matching the description of one of the robbers had arrived in the emergency room bleeding profusely from several large cuts.
That man, who police said is Jerardo Zurita, 21, was identified by a victim as one of the robbers. He was arrested and faces a charge of aggravated robbery. He remained hospitalized Monday, jail officials said.
Jose Alfredo Salinas, 17, who was with Zurita at the hospital, was arrested on suspicion of failure to identify himself to police. Detectives are investigating whether he had a role in the robbery.
Later Sunday morning, officers responding to a tip located the white SUV believed to have been used as the getaway car. It was outside the La Hacienda apartment complex, in the 1200 block of Glen Garden Drive. Police say large amounts of blood were found inside and outside the SUV.
Slash type injuries with a sharp blade can be pretty extreme. Too bad none of the victims were CHL holders legally carrying. If the BG had known what he was doing this story could've ended a lot differently.
