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Drive-by shooting at Texas home kills 5-year-old child, teen

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Police in Texas are searching for suspects after a 5-year-old and a 17-year-old were killed and a toddler was injured in a drive-by shooting in a residential area of Fort Worth. The shooting happened shortly after 2 p.m. Sunday when a vehicle pulled up outside the home where a group was gathered in the front yard and a shooter or shooters opened fire. The Tarrant County medical examiner’s office says 17-year-old Jamarrien Monroe and 5-year-old Rayshard Scott were both pronounced dead at hospitals. Fort Worth Police Chief Neil Noakes says an 18-month-old had minor injuries and is expected to survive.

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