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5th January 2022
10:56am GMT

Arianna was asleep in her bedroom at the front of the house when the shots were fired, with her dad Derrick Delane telling ABC 13: "My daughter jumped up and said, “Daddy, I been hit".
"I was shocked until I seen the blood and I realised my four-year-old daughter was really hit. She didn’t know what was going on. She was asleep.
"Why would my house get shot up? My daughter don’t know. I can’t explain that to her. As the father, you’re supposed to protect the kids."
Derrick confirmed that his daughter was "healing very fast" and was "doing really great" and is recovering in hospital, adding that he hopes her injuries won't affect her dream of being a dancer or cheerleader.
In a statement, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said: "I am aware and have concerns regarding the delayed response time in this incident and have initiated an Internal Affairs investigation.
"I ask the city continue to pray for the child’s full recovery and assist in providing information that would lead to the arrest of the suspect or suspects responsible."
Arianna went to several Black Lives Matter protests in the aftermath of the murder of her great uncle George Floyd by Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin.Explore more on these topics: