2-year-old rushed to hospital after being shot in SW Houston

>>Click through the gallery to see the crimes that shocked Houston suburbs in 2018. less The Houston Police Department tweeted that a 2-year-old child was shot at Haviland Park in Southwest Houston Saturday afternoon. >>Click through the gallery to see the crimes that shocked Houston suburbs ... more The Houston Police Department tweeted that a 2-year-old child was shot at Haviland Park in Southwest Houston Saturday afternoon. Photo: Godofredo A. Vasquez, Houston Chronicle Photo: Godofredo A. Vasquez, Houston Chronicle Image 1 of / 48 Caption Close 2-year-old rushed to hospital after being shot in SW Houston 1 / 48 Back to Gallery

A 2-year-old was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition Saturday evening after being shot twice in southwest Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.

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Troy Finner, executive assistant chief of the Houston Police Department, said the shooting happened at about 5:25 p.m. at Haviland Park, located at 11600 Haviland St. A group was holding some type of a party at the park when a gray car pulled into the parking lot. Witnesses told police a man jumped out of the car and began shooting at a parked red car, hitting a 2-year-old boy who was inside.

Finner said the boy was struck in the cheek and buttocks. Moments after the shooting began, some nearby began firing back at the suspect, who got back in his car and fled heading west on Minetta Street.

The child is undergoing surgery at a local hospital.

HPD's gang unit, tactical unit and multiple other departments are working to identify and arrest a suspect or suspects in the shooting, which Finner implied may have been due to a fight or gang-related activity.

"We've been here before unfortunately on incidents like this but let me just say it one more time – hands off our babies and our children in our city," Finner said.

This is a developing story. Check Chron.com for updates.

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