The family of a 10-year-old who was shot and killed at a flea market in Pearland last weekend said that they are awaiting additional answers while planning the child’s memorial services.
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According to police, the shooting happened at Cole’s Flea Market in the 1000 block of N. Main Street at approximately 5:34 p.m.
There were a total of five victims, three adults and two children.
Francisco Vicente Duarte, 10, was the only victim who died from his injuries.
On Friday, the family, their attorney Kim Bruno, and Congressman Al Green hosted a press conference to announce new developments in the case.
Green spoke about gun violence in the state of Texas and across the country.
“We in Texas at some point have got to understand that we are in part responsible for what’s happening,” he said. ‘This is not the first, and I regret to tell you that it won’t be the last, that permits irresponsible people from having the kind of lethality that can take a life in an instant. And that is what happened to this young man.”
Francisco’s grandfather was granted humanitarian parole by the U.S. Government in order to travel here from Mexico to attend the funeral. He and the child’s grandmother were able to arrive in Texas by car.
“It is a pain that I cannot describe. It is a pain in the heart,” the child’s grandfather said. “It is a huge pain because this little angel is only 10 years old. (Our family) is Christian. We believe that he is in Heaven because that is what Jesus Christ said. Let the children come to me.”
The family’s attorney addressed the crowd, stating that Francisco’s mother was not ready to speak at this time. Bruno said that while some of the family is not yet ready to talk about the shooting, they are adamant about making sure that extra security is hired at that flea market. She also thanked Congressman Green for helping bring the grandparents to the U.S.
The date of the homegoing services was not released at the news conference.
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