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A Texas 5-year-old has passed away earlier this week after being struck by a stray bullet in a drive-by shooting KTRK reported. Amidst the stay-at-home orders and social distancing directives, the boy and his father had been making videos on the app. The shooting happened when Jordan Allen Jr. was quarantined at home with his father making TikTok videos.

The incident took place when they were on the balcony of their apartment and his father stepped away for a bit when gunshots were fired and Jordan was hit.

“Everybody ran in the house and the kids ran in the house, so I ran to the porch, and then I see my son laying on the ground holding his head, asking for my help,” Jordan’s dad, Jordan Allen Sr. told ABC 13.

Jordan was then taken to a local hospital where he was put on life support. but passed away after he was taken off life support a few days later. The father was devastated by the death of a son who he said was the “happiest child in the world” and shares the joy to everyone.The investigation regarding the shooting is still ongoing, according to the Houston Police Department.

“There were multiple casings found in the parking lot and several cars had damage from possible gunfire,” police spokesperson Jodi Silva told CNN.

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