3-year-old expected to be OK after being shot at apartment complex in SW Houston, HPD says

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A 3-year-old girl is expected to survive after being shot at an apartment complex in southwest Houston on Saturday, according to police.

Houston police officers said they responded at 11:57 p.m. to a shooting in the 9700 block of Meyer Forest Drive.

The child was found with a gunshot wound to her left leg that went through and hit her right foot, according to investigators.

Officers said the child's mother took her to Texas Children's Hospital, and she is expected to be OK.

Police detained a suspect in a vehicle that was about to leave the scene upon officer arrival, according to HPD Lt. Ignacio Izaguirre.

Izaguirre said they also found a gun.

"(The vehicle) was described in the call slip and we detained a suspect, who was later found out that he was possibly related to this incident," he said.

Izaguirre said the child's mother reportedly told officers that she was not in the same room where the shooting happened, but other people were.

Investigators said they are sorting through conflicting statements among those who were interviewed. Family members declined to speak to ABC13 on camera but said they are thankful the child will survive her injuries.

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