A 4-year-old boy was killed in an Arlington, Texas, apartment when police say he was apparently shot by a man celebrating New Year's Eve with a firearm.
“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.”
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New Year’s reveler dancing with gun allegedly shoots, kills 4-year-old Texas boy: Police
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By BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News
(ARLINGTON, Texas) 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.