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Teen girl shot at Arlington rec center
Arlington police are investigating a shooting of a teenage girl at a rec center in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
ARLINGTON, Texas - Police are questioning two teenagers and trying to locate other witnesses after a teenage girl was shot early Wednesday morning at an Arlington rec center.
By appearances, it was a typical Wednesday afternoon at Arlington’s Dottie Lynn Recreation Center in the 3200 block of Norwood Lane.
It was a different story just hours earlier, when a shooting scene that left a teenage girl fighting for her life.
Police were called to the rec center at 4:20 a.m. to investigate a shooting.
Investigators found the teen girl with a gunshot wound near the pool area.
Arlington police said was she taken to a hospital in critical condition. She is now out of surgery and the medical staff believes she will survive.
Investigators believe a group of teenagers jumped the fence to the pool, which is closed for the season.
At some point, the girl was shot. Police said it is unclear what led to the shooting or who fired.
Two teens were detained nearby, officers also recovered a gun.
One female was arrested for the unlawful carrying of a weapon, evading, and criminal trespass.
The other, a male, was arrested for criminal trespass.
The juveniles names will not be released due to their ages.
"It’s a sad state of affairs that this happened," said Greg Rainone, who lives nearby.
Neighbors are reacting to the violence just feet away from an elementary school.
"I hate to hear that they were obviously at the wrong place at the wrong time, so again having a daughter, I can’t imagine how her parents feel. So we’re praying hard that she makes it," Abby Dunnam said.
"We need young people to start using this up here instead of not. And young people don’t seem to do that too often these days. I hate to knock ‘em but it seems to be a sad thing," Rainone added.
Arlington police said they believe several teens were at the rec center at the time of the shooting. Investigators want to speak to the individuals and are asking anyone with knowledge of the situation to give them a call.