The murder of George floyd, suffocated by the policeman Derek chauvin in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, had aroused great emotion and amplified the fight against police violence and racism. The family of the deceased knows a new tragedy. Her 4 year old niece was shot in her sleep.
On Tuesday, January 4, 2022, Houston police released a statement about an incident that had occurred three days earlier. On Saturday January 1, a little before 3 a.m., a 4-year-old girl was shot and wounded in her home. George Floyd’s great-niece was sleeping in her bed when one or more suspects fired shots in her apartment, which was also home to four adults and another child. She was shot in the chest.
“One or more suspects fired several shots in an apartment at the address given [3322 Yellowstone Boulevard à Houston, NDLR] , where there were four adults and two children. One of the children was shot in the chest. She was taken to a nearby hospital and underwent an operation. She is in stable condition“, specifies the police statement.
To date, no arrests have been made.