FORT WORTH — Police are searching for a suspect after a 13-year-old female was physically assaulted during her walk to school Thursday morning in Fort Worth.
Authorities were called to the scene at Calmont Avenue and Laredo Drive, northwest of the Western Hills Elementary and Primary schools, at about 6:56 a.m., according to a statement from the Fort Worth Police Department. Police were called after the teen was able to escape her attacker and flag down a school bus driver for help, read the statement.
The teen was transported to a nearby hospital with unknown injuries.
Investigators are working to determine the motive behind the attack but said at this time they can't confirm it was an attempted abduction.
A person of interest police are looking for is described as a white man with medium-length dark hair and a thin beard/mustache. He's about 5'8" to 5'10", weighing about 200 pounds.
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He was last seen wearing jeans, a gray shirt, a black pullover sweatshirt, a backward dark baseball cap, and carrying a dark-colored backpack.
