Early Morning Shooting Wounds Amarillo Boy
A 7-year-old boy was shot in leg during a domestic dispute early this morning.
The incident happened at 1202 South Buchanan around 1am. According to police a 38-year-old man attempted to shot a 36-year-old woman who was in bed sleeping with her 7-year-old son. The shooter missed the mother but struck the youth in the leg.
Two other juveniles in the residence heard the shot and a 15-year-old managed to get the gun away from the assailant and tossed it out a window. The man then fled the residence in a Dodge Ram.
The 7-year-old was taken to the emergency room.
Police have secured a warrant charging Alfredo Rosales-Pantoja with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was taken into custody around 5:45am this morning by authorities in Swisher County. Arresting officers found Rosales-Pantoja with a gunshot wound to the arm and was taken to the hospital for treatment.