About seventeen years ago on September 15, 1999, Larry Gene Ashbrook stormed into Wedgwood Baptist Church off of Whitman Avenue screaming obscenities. Shortly after, he opened fire on over 100 unarmed worshipers that were enjoying a concert that had followed a see you at the pole rally. Ashbrook killed seven people, ranging from the age of fourteen to thirty-six, and injured another seven before turning the gun on himself. When neighbors were found out about the erratic behavior that Ashbrook had displayed at the church, no one seemed surprised. His neighbors described him as temperamental, offensive, and abusive towards his father.
The Wedgwood Baptist Church remains on the corner of Whitman and Walton Avenue in south Fort Worth. However,
The Wedgwood Baptist Church remains on the corner of Whitman and Walton Avenue in south Fort Worth. However,