Photo: Mount Pleasant ISD
An 8-year-old boy is dead after being fatally shot with a pellet gun— and a 16-year-old girl is charged with his death.
On Dec. 29, Titus County, Texas, deputies responded to a home 45 miles east outside of Dallas regarding a child being shot with a pellet rifle. Upon arrival, deputies found the boy, 8-year-old Logan Blackwell, suffering from “life threatening injuries,” according to the sheriff’s Facebook page.
Logan was airlifted to a Dallas children’s hospital, where he was declared brain dead five days later and succumbed to his injuries, according to a GoFundMe page.
Logan was accidentally shot, the GoFundMe states, adding he went without oxygen for 45 minutes.
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“[His father] did everything he could to help make sure his kids were taken care of,” the GoFundMe states. “What has happened is beyond comprehension and everyone is still in shock. Understandably Jason is struggling to cope.”
source: people.com
