Wings Over Cowtown Air Show featuring Blue Angels delayed due to off-site incident

An air show at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth was delayed Sunday afternoon after Fort Worth police and fire crews responded to nearby Ridgmar Mall, according to a social media post from the base.

The Wings Over Cowtown Air Show, which was later allowed to proceed, was delayed while authorities looked into a “suspicious incident at a parking lot off-site,” according to the post. The situation was resolved safely, but the statement did not provide further details on what led to the investigation.

Fort Worth police referred questions about the incident to military officials, who could not immediately be reached for comment.

The popular air show featured the Blue Angels, a demonstration squadron of U.S. Navy pilots, on Saturday and Sunday. The show led to increased activity in the skies over the city and its neighbors for a few days leading up to the event.

The delay in the show led to people with parking passes for the base and for a lot at Ridgmar Mall being turned away temporarily, according to attendees’ comments on social media.

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