Police say Eduardo Gasca was off-duty at the time of his arrest Saturday by the Venus Police Department.
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WFAA
Author: Rachel Snyder
Published: 1:33 PM CST December 26, 2023

FORT WORTH, Texas — A Fort Worth police officer was arrested Saturday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, according to a released issued by the department on Monday.

Eduardo Gasca was off-duty at the time of his arrest by the Venus Police Department, police say. He did not appear in jail records on Tuesday.

Gasca has been with the Fort Worth Police Department for 10 years and is assigned to the patrol bureau, according to the department's release. He’s currently on administrative leave while the department investigates the incident, police said.

“The Fort Worth Police Department holds its officers to a high standard on and off duty; therefore, a thorough investigation to collect and review the facts and circumstances of these allegations will be conducted,” the news release from the department read.

The Venus Police Department declined to comment to WFAA about the incident at the time of this post, and no additional information was immediately available.

A Tarrant County grand jury in 2015 declined to indict Gasca after he fatally shot a robbery suspect, identified as Gilbert Reyna, 55, after Reyna allegedly charged at officers while armed with a baseball bat and a screwdriver in 2014, as WFAA reported at the time.

This is a developing story. We’ll update this story as more information becomes available.