Family seeks answers after Forney student wounded by officer's gun
NORTH TEXAS – The mother of a Forney high school student says everyone should be appalled by the way her daughter has been treated after an officer's gun went off during a fight.
On Dec. 19, the last day of school before winter break, a large crowd of rowdy teenagers flooded a neighborhood across from North Forney High School.
When authorities arrived to break up a reported fight, a gun from an officer accidentally discharged and injured five people.
Since then, the teenager's family says neither authorities nor the school district have contacted them to apologize or explain what happened.
"I just felt like a little sting. I didn't pay my mind to it," said Malayah Voyles, a 17-year-old who spent the holidays healing but still in pain and stuck at home. "I can't really leave the house because of the pain the cold causes," she said.
The teenager said she was just among the dozens of other students observing the fight on the walk home from school when she was wounded.
Her mother, Medina Morris, took her to a hospital for treatment, which included X-rays that showed the bullet fragment in her daughter's leg.
"I just want answers. I just want to know who, what, when, where, and why," Morris said.
The Kaufman County Sheriff's Office referred any questions to the Texas Rangers, which are investigating.
CBS News Texas didn't receive a response from Forney ISD, which has previously said the incident occurred off school property.
Meanwhile, Morris said her daughter has transferred to another school in Mesquite because of what happened.