Crime

Teenager shot in the back in Burleson in critical condition at a hospital, police say

A 17-year-old boy was shot in the back and critically injured on Wednesday in Burleson, police said.

The victim was shot about 5:45 p.m. outside in the 700 block of Northeast Alsbury Boulevard, Burleson police said.

He was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth.

Police said on Thursday evening that a suspect had been arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault. Dillon Keller Littleton-Wilson, 19, of Arlington, was being held at the Mansfield Jail.

This story was originally published January 13, 2021 at 10:16 PM.

Emerson Clarridge
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Emerson Clarridge covers crime and other breaking news for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He works days and reports on law enforcement affairs in Tarrant County. He previously was a reporter at the Omaha World-Herald and the Observer-Dispatch in Utica, New York.
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