Three boys ages 12 to 13 have been shot and injured after they tried to rob a person at gunpoint at an residence advanced in Harris County, Texas, early Thursday morning.
In accordance with regulation enforcement, 4 younger boys ages 12 to 14 have been concerned within the incident.
The three younger children who have been shot have been rushed to a close-by hospital, one in important situation.
The shooter informed police he acted in self protection and he solely shot the boys as a result of they tried to rob him in his dwelling at gunpoint.
KHOU 11 reported:
Three boys have been shot and injured, certainly one of them critically, once they tried to rob a 25-year-old man in northwest Harris County early Thursday morning, the sheriff’s workplace stated.
A fourth boy and the person who was robbed have been detained for questioning. The ages of the boys vary from 12 to 13.
This occurred shortly after midnight at an residence advanced on North Houston Rosslyn Highway simply south of Freeway 249.
Investigators stated 4 boys approached the person with pistols and tried to rob him. The person reportedly pulled out his personal pistol and shot three of them.
The three boys who have been shot have been taken to space hospitals. Certainly one of them suffered a number of gunshot wounds and HPD stated is recovering in an ICU. The opposite two reportedly suffered non-life-threatening accidents.
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