3-year-old girl shot in head in Fort Worth; two other children in home removed by CPS
A 3-year-old girl was shot in the head in Fort Worth Friday morning, police said.
Police got a 911 call from the 1300 block of Clinton Avenue in north Fort Worth at 10:05 a.m. saying a child had a severe head wound. The child’s parents, who were the only adults home at the time, said they did not know how the girl was wounded.
After the girl was taken to Cook Children’s Hospital, it was determined she had been shot in the head. She was in critical condition Friday night, police said.
Two twin children, 2 years old, were also in the home. Child Protective Services removed the children pending the outcome of the investigation, police said.
Fort Worth’s Crimes Against Children unit was investigating Friday afternoon and detectives were still trying to determine what happened, Fort Worth police spokesman Jimmy Pollozani said.
About eight police units responded to the house between the time of the call and about 3:20 p.m.
On Saturday, children from the neighboring house rode their bikes across the front lawn. Remnants of crime scene tape tied around a bush blew in the wind.
A neighbor who did not want to be identified said the girl’s parents are her friends and they take care of their kids. She said she did not see anything abnormal at the house and asked that people pray for the 3-year-old girl.
This story was originally published February 22, 2019 at 9:05 PM.
