Arlington 6-year-old hospitalized after bullet fired through floor: police

The Brief

  • An Arlington 6-year-old was rushed to the hospital Wednesday night with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the leg.
  • Investigators believe a firearm discharged in an upstairs room of a home on Quail Run Road, sending a bullet through the floor and striking the child in the room below.
  • While a family member drove the victim to the emergency room around 7 p.m., Arlington police have made no arrests and are still working to determine who owned the gun and why it was fired.

ARLINGTON, Texas A 6-year-old child is recovering after being struck by a bullet that traveled through the floor of an upstairs room Wednesday night, according to the Arlington Police Department.

What we know:

Officers were called to a local hospital just after 7 p.m. Wednesday after medical staff reported a child had arrived at the emergency room with a gunshot wound to the leg. Investigators determined the shooting occurred at a private residence in the 2300 block of Quail Run Road.

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