White Settlement teen survives shooting; Suspect apprehended after self-inflicted wound

The Brief

  • A 17-year-old girl was shot three times during a meet-up in White Settlement but survived.
  • Police identified the suspect as 20-year-old Alejandro Carrasco Jr., who also accidentally shot himself in the foot during the incident.
  • Carrasco was apprehended at a nearby urgent care facility after being identified by the victim and a witness.

WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas Officers responded to the shooting outside a White Settlement duplex.

The victim, a 17-year-old girl, was shot during a bogus transaction, police say, by a man she met online.

What we know:

White Settlement Police Chief, Christopher Cook, says the suspect is 20-year-old Alejandro Carrasco Jr. He grabbed the money and shot the teenager three times in the chest.

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