Child found unresponsive at Spring gas station, investigation underway
A 2-year-old girl was brought unconscious to a Spring gas station, and Gerardo Gonzalez, 29, was later charged with injury to a child.
Gerardo Gonzalez, 29, was arrested and charged with injury to a child after a 2-year-old girl was brought unconscious to a gas station in Spring, Harris County. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the young girl was still fighting for her life.
Family members said the child was not breathing when she was taken to the gas station, adding urgency to a case that began as a medical emergency and quickly became a criminal investigation. The child was described as unconscious when she arrived at the Spring location.
The incident unfolded in northwest Harris County near Cypresswood Drive and Breckenridge Drive. Investigators said they were looking into the case after the child was found unresponsive at the gas station, and the sheriff’s office later identified the arrest and charge tied to the girl’s injuries.
The shift from an unexplained emergency to an injury-to-a-child case came within the same news cycle, underscoring how quickly deputies moved from the scene to an arrest. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is handling the investigation, and the child’s condition remained critical as of the latest update from Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
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