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Who is George Floyd's great-niece Arianna? 4-year-old shot at in Houston while in bed

The bullet was reportedly fired by an unidentified suspect or more than one suspect

HOUSTON, TEXAS: George Floyd's great-niece Arianna, 4, has been shot while in her bed in an attack at their Houston family home. Arianna had attended several protests last year. The bullet was reportedly fired by an unidentified suspect or more than one suspect. Arianna has suffered a punctured lung and liver and three broken ribs. She has undergone surgery and is in a hospital.

Four adults and two children were inside the home on Yellowstone Blvd in south Houston at the time of the attack. Arianna was sleeping in her bed when she was shot, her father claimed. "My daughter jumped up and said, 'Daddy, I been hit' and I was shocked until I seen the blood and I realized my 4-year-old daughter was really hit," Delane, her father, told ABC 13. "She didn't know what was going on. She was asleep."

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Houston police said that they do not have a suspect yet, and nor a motive. According to Delane, he has reason to believe their house was targeted. "Why would my house get shot up?" the father said. "My daughter don't know. I can't explain that to her. As the father, you're supposed to protect the kids."

Arianna's father has accused police of arriving more than four hours after the time of the incident. Houston Police Chief Troy Finner launched an Internal Affairs investigation on Tuesday, January 4, into the department's response time to the crime. "I am aware and have concerns regarding the delayed response time in this incident and have initiated an Internal Affairs investigation. I ask the city continue to pray for the child's full recovery and assist in providing information that would lead to the arrest of the suspect or suspects responsible," Finner said in a statement. Police have urged anyone with information in the case to contact HPD Major Assaults and Family Violence Division at 713-308-8800 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477).

George Floyd died on May 25, 2020, shortly after being arrested for allegedly attempting to use a counterfeit $20 bill to buy cigarettes at a grocery store. The 46-year-old Black man was murdered near the intersection of East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in the Powderhorn Park neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Derek Chauvin, who was then a police officer with the Minneapolis Police Department, was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the death of Floyd. Floyd's death triggered widespread protests across the world against racism and police brutality.