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17-year-old Javon Jean (Source: Beaumont Police Department)<\/span> <\/p> <\/div><\/div> <\/div>

BEAUMONT, Texas<\/strong> – <\/span>Police are searching for a 17-year-old suspect wanted on an aggravated assault charge after his 2-year-old sibling was shot early Monday morning, authorities said.<\/p>

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Toddler shot<\/h2>

What we know:<\/p>

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Officers were called to the emergency room at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas at 12:10 a.m. following reports of a gunshot victim arriving. Investigators learned the toddler had been brought to the hospital by private vehicle.<\/p>

Preliminary details indicate the suspect, identified as Javon Jean of Beaumont, accidentally discharged a firearm inside an apartment at the Plymouth Village Apartments on Helbig Road, striking the child.<\/p>

Jean took his younger sibling to the hospital but quickly left before officers arrived to interview him, according to police. The toddler was later airlifted to a Houston medical facility for further treatment.<\/p>

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While patrol officers and detectives found the apartment where the shooting happened, and the vehicle used to transport the victim, Jean remains at large and faces an active warrant for aggravated assault.<\/p>

What you can do:<\/p>

Authorities urge anyone with information on Jean’s whereabouts to contact the Beaumont Police Department at (409) 832-1234 or Southeast Texas Crime Stoppers at (409) 833-8477.<\/p>

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