Overview
- Harris County deputies responded to a home in the 700 block of Onaleigh Drive in Channelview after a toddler, believed to be about 3 years old, was shot and left in critical condition.
- Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said early reports indicate the gunshot wound was unintentional, noting the details remain preliminary.
- Life Flight, an air ambulance service, was requested to move the child for emergency treatment due to the severity of the injury.
- Crime Scene Investigators and detectives are processing the residence as part of an active investigation, and officials have not released information on how the shooting occurred.
- In a separate incident reported by Houston police, a 3-year-old brought to an urgent care with a gunshot wound was listed in critical condition but expected to survive in what officers called a negligent discharge.