Mother Arrested After TAPD Investigation into Toddler Shooting

A mother has been arrested after her toddler was brought to a Texarkana hospital with a gunshot wound, police say.

A mother has been arrested after her toddler was brought to a Texarkana hospital with a gunshot wound, police say.

Texarkana, Arkansas, police issued a warrant for Ariel Morton, charging her with endangering the welfare of a minor and theft by receiving a firearm. She is now in the Miller County Detention Center.

Morton’s boyfriend, Breydan Ybarra, was arrested earlier in the week after he brought the injured toddler to Wadley Hospital. Authorities believe a sibling accidentally fired the gun.

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