Arianna Delane (niece of George Floyd) was shot at while she was sleeping at her apartment in south Houston, Texas. The 4-years-old have punctured lungs and liver with three ribs broken. Her father claimed it was a targeted attack.
The incident occurred around 3 am of the night and she was rushed to the hospital, her father said.
“My daughter came to me and said ‘Daddy, I’ve been hit’ and I was shocked until I saw the blood and I realised my four-year-old daughter was really hit,” Arianna’s father Derrick Delane told ABC 13 Houston.
Houston police said they are probing the attack.
The family also said the police did not arrived until 7, however, Troy Finner, Houston’s police chief, said an Internal Affairs investigation has been launched into the alleged late response.
“I am aware and have concerns regarding the delayed response time in this incident and have initiated an Internal Affairs investigation,” he said.
“I ask the city to continue to pray for the child’s full recovery and assist in providing information that would lead to the arrest of the suspect or suspects responsible.”
Following the killing of her great uncle George Floyd, Arianna joined many Black Lives Matter protests.
Derek Chauvin, who had been a Minneapolis police officer, was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for the brutal murder in May 2020. In a video, Chauvin was seen with his knee on Floyd’s neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds.
