The four-year-old great-niece of George Floyd has been shot in her bed, during a ‘targeted attack’ on her Texas apartment in the middle of the night.
Arianna Delane will survive, but she had to have surgery in Houston this weekend because bullets tore through her liver and lung. She was left with three fractured ribs.
Police have so far not provided any details or revealed the motive for the shooting. Family members have stated they have a clue as to who started the fire but have not commented further about a motive.
Arianna Delane (four-year-old) was shot by George Floyd at her South Houston house over the weekend. Pictured recovering in hospital
“Daddy, I’ve been hit,” my daughter, Derrick Delane said.
Delane shared with the media the locations where various bulletholes had struck the house.
Numerous bullets were fired at the residence, causing damage to walls and doors.
At around 3AM on Saturday, gunshots were randomly fired by the suspects in the family’s second-floor home.
Six people were present at the south Houston property when the shooting took place. Four adults and two children had fallen asleep. Arianna was in her front bedroom.
According to Derrick Delane of ABC 13, “My daughter jump up and says, Daddy, I was hit.”
Delane said that she was stunned to see the blood, and then realized her four-year old daughter had been hit. She didn’t understand what was going on. “She was sleeping.”
Arianna was lying in bed asleep when Arianna was accidentally shot in the torso. She was left with punctured liver, lung and three fractured ribs.
At the time of the attack, the girl was in bed at the front bedroom of her apartment on the second level.
Over the weekend, the attack occurred at South Houston’s home
Delane expressed his hope that Delane’s daughter will still have the opportunity to pursue her dream and become a cheerleader/dancer.
“Why would you want to see my house burnt down?” Delane asked. Delane replied, “My daughter doesn’t know.” She doesn’t understand. The father is supposed to be protective of his children.
She’s making great progress. Last time she checked, she was still breathing. Delane spoke of Delane’s relief at her progress.
Family members also claim that police didn’t arrive at their homes until seven o’clock in the morning, four hours after the incident.
Investigating the reasons for this delay in police response is currently underway.
“I’m aware of the delay in responding to this incident, and I have opened an Internal Affairs investigation. Houston Police Chief Troy Finner stated that he asked for assistance in providing the information necessary to bring the suspect or suspects to justice.
Arianna, one of the two children who were asleep in the house at the time the shooting took place, was also present.
On May 25, 2021, a woman stood in front of George Floyd’s mural in Minneapolis.
Arianna was seen at numerous Black Lives Matter protests that followed George Floyd’s death.
Through her grandmother LaTonya who was George’s sister, she was related to George.
Video of Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin kneeling down on Floyd during Floyd’s arrest was captured
Floyd, who was arrested for trying to use a $20 counterfeit bill to buy cigarettes from a grocery store, was shot and killed May 25, 2020.
His triggered protests around the globe against racism and police brutality.
Video of Derek Chauvin, Minneapolis Police Officer, kneeling down on Floyd as he laid on the ground for nine minute was captured shortly after the incident.
Floyd exclaimed, “I can’t breath!” Over and over, Floyd cried out “I can’t breathe!” These words were a rallying call for protestors all over the globe.
In Floyd’s murder, Chauvin was found guilty in second-degree murder and third-degree murder.
Tou Thao and Thomas Lane were also fired by the police, who failed to act when Floyd was killed.
George Floyd was 46 years old and black when he was arrested on suspicion of using a false bill. Derek Chauvin (a white officer in police) knelt down on Floyd’s neck and held him there for nearly nine minutes, while Floyd lay face-down in the street. He begged for his freedom repeatedly and said ‘I can’t breathe’.