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Child, 2, critically hurt after being shot by man: Dallas police

Man in custody after shooting; child hospitalized in critical condition

NBC 5

A 2-year-old girl is in the hospital, and a man was taken into custody following a shooting in Dallas on Sunday night.

According to the Dallas Police Department, officers were called to the 8500 block of Sweetwater Drive at about 8:15 p.m. after reports of a shooting in the area.

Police told NBC 5 that, according to their initial investigation, an unidentified man fired shots into a vehicle at the location, hitting the toddler inside.

The man, whose name has not been released, was apprehended, and the little girl was taken to a nearby hospital and is in critical condition, authorities said.

There is no word on any other injuries related to the shooting, and Dallas police are still investigating it.

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