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Danville shooting arrest made as 1-year-old recovers from gunshot wound

A man has been arrested in connection with last week’s shooting that left a one-year-old girl hospitalized in Danville. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here According to the Danville Police Department, officers arrested K-Sean La’Darius Royster, 24, of Danville, on Wednesday -- nine days after the shooting on September 7 at the Purdum Woods Apartments on Richmond Boulevard. WXII 12 News previously reported that officers received a call about multiple shots fired into the apartment around 1:30 a.m. on Labor Day. Officers said they found a one-year-old girl with a gunshot wound in the lower part of her body. Officers said on Wednesday that she is out of the hospital and in recovery.

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Scoop News DeskDanville, North Carolina · Published Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 1:30 AM UTCUpdated Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 9:35 PM UTC

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