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Dallas 3-year-old shooting death: Father faces additional charges

By FOX 4 Staff
Published  April 7, 2022 7:32am CDT
FOX 4

Dallas mother facing new charges in connection to shooting death of 3-year-old son

The mother of a Dallas 3-year old boy who was shot in the head has been charged with an additional crime.

DALLAS - A Dallas man whose 3-year-old son was shot and killed in a car faces new criminal charges.

Police said Jalexus Washington Sr. tampered with physical evidence. He was previously arrested on a gun charge.

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Jalexus Washington Sr.

His son, 3-year-old Jalexus Washington Jr., died after being shot in the head last week while in his mother’s car. 

She reportedly claimed he was shot by another driver in a road rage incident.

Police said Lacravivonne Washington’s story did not hold up and they found evidence that the shot came from inside the car.

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Lacravivonne Washington

She was arrested for child endangerment and tampering with evidence.

The child endangerment charges are for a gun being accessible to a child and a child being unrestrained in a vehicle.

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