“There were so many irresponsible people last night, shooting firearms in the city,” Lt. Christopher Cook. “It's just a very somber mood on staff today.”
New Year s reveler dancing with gun allegedly shoots, kills 4-year-old Texas boy: Police
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A 4-year-old boy was killed in an Arlington, Texas, apartment in the first hour of the new year when police say he was apparently shot by a man dancing and celebrating with a firearm just after the clock struck midnight.
The boy, identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner as Messiah Taplin, was shot about 12:30 a.m. Friday and died just after 1 a.m. at a local hospital, police said.
Tim Ciesco, a spokesman for the Arlington Police Department, told ABC News the child was shot in the head. He said the New Year s reveler who allegedly discharged his gun has been arrested and jailed on suspicion of killing Messiah.
4-year-old Texas boy Messiah Taplin fatally shot on New Year’s Day
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By BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News
(ARLINGTON, Texas) A 4-year-old boy was shot and killed in Arlington, Texas, in the first hour of the New Year, according to police.
The boy, identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner as Messiah Taplin, was shot about 12:30 a.m. Friday and died just after 1 a.m. at a local hospital, police said.
Police said they have detained “persons of interest” for questioning in the homicide investigation. But no arrests have been made.
Officers went to an apartment complex in the north part of the suburban Dallas city after a 911 caller reported hearing gunshots, the Arlington Police Department said in a statement.
New Year s reveler dancing with gun allegedly shoots, kills 4-year-old boy: Police
ABCNews A 4-year-old boy was killed in an Arlington, Texas, apartment in the first hour of the new year when police say he was apparently shot by a man dancing and celebrating with a firearm just after the clock struck midnight.
The boy, identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner as Messiah Taplin, was shot about 12:30 a.m. Friday and died just after 1 a.m. at a local hospital, police said.
Tim Ciesco, a spokesman for the Arlington Police Department, told ABC News the child was shot in the head. He said the New Year s reveler who allegedly discharged his gun has been arrested and jailed on suspicion of killing Messiah.