Harris County Sheriff’s Office: Multiple ‘Young Children’ Were Shot After Attempting to Rob a Man at Gunpoint in Houston, Texas

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SUAREZ: “Our patrol deputies responded to a disturbance at the 12700 Block of North Houston Rosslyn. Upon their arrival, they encountered multiple juveniles that were shot. The juveniles range from ages 12 to 14. They were all transported to nearby hospitals. Currently, there’s one in critical condition and two in stable condition. Our crime scene investigators and our Violent Crimes Unit investigators responded to the scene and are currently conducting early stages of their investigation. We do have a fourth Juvenile detained and also an adult male detained. It is believed the incident occurred due to an attempted aggravated robbery that involved the juveniles attempting to rob the adult male. During the incident, the juveniles approached the male and they were displaying pistols. The adult male retrieved his own pistol and shot the juveniles.”