Crime & Safety

Texas Man Arrested, Charged For Valentine's Day Shooting Of 9-Year-Old Girl, Police Say

Further investigation determined Earls was with his wife at a bank ATM drive-thru when a man robbed them.

February 15, 2022

Tony D. Earls, 41, was charged in the shooting of a 9-year-old girl at 2900 Woodridge Drive on Valentine’s Day.

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Earls is charged with aggravated assault – serious bodily injury in the 263rd State District Court.
The victim was transported to an area hospital where she remains in critical condition.

Further investigation determined Earls was with his wife at a bank ATM drive-thru when a man robbed them. Earls first shot at the robbery suspect, who was fleeing on foot, and then at a pickup truck he thought the robbery suspect had gotten into, according to detectives.

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