From Tribune staff reports
TARRANT — Police are investigating after a 12-year-old was shot in a Tarrant home on Monday night. The preliminary investigation indicates the shooting was accidental.
Police said that on Monday, December 18, 2023 at approximately 8:09 pm, the Tarrant Police Department responded to a residence within the 1400 block of Wharton Avenue in Tarrant. on a report of a juvenile shot.
“The twelve-year-old juvenile has been transported to Children’s Hospital and is expected to recover,” police said.
If you have any information regarding this incident, please contact the Tarrant Police Department at (205) 849-2811 and speak with Detective Rouse.
As this investigation is ongoing, the Tarrant Police Department is still collecting additional information.