USA shooting: 5-year-old, teen killed, toddler injured in Texas; suspects on the run

A drive-by shooting in Texas killed two youths and left a toddler injured in a residential area of Fort Worth. Police probe for suspects continues.

The shooting happened shortly after 2 pm on Sunday when a vehicle pulled up outside the home where a group was gathered in the front yard and a shooter or shooters opened fire, Fort Worth Police Chief Neil Noakes said.

The 17-year-old and 5-year-old males were pronounced dead at a hospital, he said. An 18-month-old had minor injuries and was expected to survive.

Noakes asked anyone with information or video to contact police and said authorities would use “every resource necessary” to find those responsible.

“That 17-year-old will never graduate, that 5-year-old will never graduate from kindergarten, that 18-month-old will have physical and emotional scars that may stay with him the rest of his life,” he said.

Gun violence in the US has become a regular phenomenon. There have been protests in the past against this rampant gun-induced crime rate.

US President Joe Biden in July signed a landmark gun-control bill into law in the wake of increasing gun violence.

(With inputs from PTI)

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