A three-year-old child was shot in Winston-Salem, police said. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereOfficers said they responded to Royal Forest Court after receiving reports of an assault involving a firearm. While they were on the way, officers said they learned a gun had been fired. When they arrived, officers said they found a 3-year-old child suffering from a gunshot wound. Police said they immediately gave the child aid and took them to the hospital. Police said at this time the child is in critical condition. After an investigation, officers found that an adult, Daryle Julian Tank Yuk Keith, was also shot. Officers said Keith is recovering at the hospital. Officers said they believe the shooting was caused by a domestic dispute between adults, and the child was not the intended target. India Teyana Knight, 26, was arrested and charged with felony firearm by a felon, officials said. Winston-Salem Police Chief William H. Penn Jr. provided the following statement: “I am outraged just as many in the community are and should be. In a stunning act of foolishness, a 3-year-old child was shot. I want to first thank the Winston-Salem Police Department (WSPD) officers, EMS personnel, and the medical teams at both local hospitals who responded without hesitation and are continuing to fight to save this child’s life. Their actions were nothing short of heroic and provided an example of placing the life of a child before their own. I do not care who started this conflict. That is irrelevant. What matters is that adults made reckless, violent decisions that placed a defenseless child directly in harm’s way. This child had no ability to de-escalate, no opportunity to walk away, and no voice in the chaos created by adults who chose violence instead of restraint.This incident represents a complete failure of responsibility. When adults act on impulse and resort to violence—especially in the presence of children—it is our children who suffer the consequences. Let me remind everyone: our children are watching us. We cannot demand that they resolve conflict peacefully while adults continue to model aggression and violence.The Winston-Salem Police Department will continue to conduct a thorough and relentless investigation. The true measure of a community is how it protects its most vulnerable members. In this case, we failed a child—and that is unacceptable. We must do better, and we will do better.”Check back here for updates.Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.Subscribe to WXII’s free YouTube channel hereNAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |
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A three-year-old child was shot in Winston-Salem, police said.
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Officers said they responded to Royal Forest Court after receiving reports of an assault involving a firearm.
While they were on the way, officers said they learned a gun had been fired.
When they arrived, officers said they found a 3-year-old child suffering from a gunshot wound. Police said they immediately gave the child aid and took them to the hospital.
Police said at this time the child is in critical condition.
After an investigation, officers found that an adult, Daryle Julian Tank Yuk Keith, was also shot. Officers said Keith is recovering at the hospital.
Officers said they believe the shooting was caused by a domestic dispute between adults, and the child was not the intended target.
India Teyana Knight, 26, was arrested and charged with felony firearm by a felon, officials said.
Winston-Salem Police Chief William H. Penn Jr. provided the following statement:
“I am outraged just as many in the community are and should be. In a stunning act of foolishness, a 3-year-old child was shot. I want to first thank the Winston-Salem Police Department (WSPD) officers, EMS personnel, and the medical teams at both local hospitals who responded without hesitation and are continuing to fight to save this child’s life. Their actions were nothing short of heroic and provided an example of placing the life of a child before their own. I do not care who started this conflict. That is irrelevant. What matters is that adults made reckless, violent decisions that placed a defenseless child directly in harm’s way. This child had no ability to de-escalate, no opportunity to walk away, and no voice in the chaos created by adults who chose violence instead of restraint.
This incident represents a complete failure of responsibility. When adults act on impulse and resort to violence—especially in the presence of children—it is our children who suffer the consequences. Let me remind everyone: our children are watching us. We cannot demand that they resolve conflict peacefully while adults continue to model aggression and violence.
The Winston-Salem Police Department will continue to conduct a thorough and relentless investigation. The true measure of a community is how it protects its most vulnerable members. In this case, we failed a child—and that is unacceptable. We must do better, and we will do better.”
Check back here for updates.
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