A man was shot and injured late Tuesday, Jan. 7, during a possible robbery, Fort Worth police said.

Investigators determined that an unknown suspect entered the home, confronted the victim, and shot him in the torso. The victim was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. The suspect fled the scene and has not been identified. The Fort Worth Police Department’s gang unit is investigating the incident.

FORT WORTH, Texas — A man was hospitalized Tuesday night after a shooting in Fort Worth, police said. According to the Fort Worth Police Department, the shooting happened before 8 p.m. Tuesday. The male suspect entered the victim's home in the 2800 block of Avenue K, confronted him and shot the victim once in the torso, police said.

Detectives are investigating the first homicide of the year in Fort Worth. A man was killed and a woman was detained.