Police say a 10-year-old boy was shot and critically injured by his mother's ex-boyfriend. Family members say the boy looked up to the man like a father figure.
Police say a 10-year-old boy was shot and critically injured by his mother's ex-boyfriend.The boy’s mom's ex-boyfriend, 39-year-old Travis Rollins, is in jail and charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
The photos of Cody-John in a Fort Worth hospital are jarring. The 10-year-old from Waxahachie is hooked up to tubes fighting for his life at Fort Worth’s Cook Children’s after being shot six times. "It’s a miracle he’s alive. Truly a miracle. He is the sweetest boy you will ever meet," Vickie said.Rollins is accused of driving from Midlothian to Denton on the evening of July 4 and opening fire on a mobile home. The Crosses say they’re familiar with Rollins.
Meanwhile, doctors were able to remove one bullet from Cody-John’s brain, but a second one will stay there forever. Rollins does have a lengthy criminal history, including two other aggravated assault with deadly weapon charges in 2004 and 2008 where he did serve time in jail.
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