A 7-year-old Texas boy who was asleep in his Dallas apartment earlier this week when a bullet struck him has died, police said Friday.
Kyrie Barnes died from his injuries Thursday, two days after he was shot while in bed, the Dallas Police Department said.
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Kyrie Barnes, 7, died just days after being shot while sleeping at home from a bullet that came from outside his apartment, Dallas police said. (Dallas Police Department)
Barnes was shot around 9:30 p.m. Sunday when a bullet entered his bedroom through a second-story window at the apartment complex on Rothington Road, FOX Dallas reported.
“Right after we heard the fireworks, we heard big shots. Probably five or six shots,” an unidentified neighbor told the news outlet. “And we started ducking with our kids to make sure all our kids were okay.”
The Dallas apartment complex where Kyrie Barnes was shot while sleeping over the weekend. (KDFW)
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The boy was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Investigators determined the bullet came from outside the apartment.
Barnes’ family released his photograph in an effort to encourage anyone who has information about his death.