Texas Rangers investigate reported shooting of 3-year-girl by Midland police during raid

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MIDLAND, Texas -- Midland Police shot both a three-year-old girl and a teenage boy during a house search Wednesday night, according to the children's father.

A Midland City spokeswoman would only confirm that there was an officer-involved shooting and that the Texas Rangers were investigating it.

The shooting happened in the 2000 block of East Pine Avenue in Midland around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday night.

The father told KOSA CBS7 that the teen said police threw something through the window and then broke down the door without announcing they were officers. He said they did have a search warrant.

He said the teen had something in his hand when he encountered the police, but the dad couldn't say what it was.

The father said the three-year-old girl was shot in the back and has internal injuries and is in a hospital in Lubbock; the teen was shot in the arm and is now in juvenile detention.

He also told KOSA CBS7 that police have raided the house before on suspicion of drugs. He said he was at work when the search happened.