Fort Worth

Girl, 5, seriously injured after fall from third-floor window at Fort Worth apartment

A 5-year-old girl was seriously injured Tuesday night after she fell through an open window at an apartment complex in far east Fort Worth, authorities said Wednesday.

The condition of the girl was not available Wednesday morning.

The girl was on the third floor of the apartment complex. The child pushed on a screen in the open window and fell through, Fort Worth police said.

The incident occurred about 9 p.m. Tuesday at The Landing Apartment Homes in the 3700 block of Vaucluse Drive in east Fort Worth.

Officers at the scene determined that it was an accident.

This story was originally published November 11, 2020 at 7:08 AM.

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Domingo Ramirez Jr. was a breaking news reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and spent more than 35 years in journalism.
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