3:03PM UPDATE:
The child who was hit and killed by a vehicle on the city's Westside has been identified as 9-year-old Jordan Bermudez.
SATURDAY, JUNE 12 UPDATE:
Corpus Christi police released more information about Friday's incident. CCPD's investigation found the child was kneeling on a skateboard and traveling north in the complex parking lot. The driver of the vehicle was parked in a parking spot, began to back up and struck the child. The driver did not see the child and immediately stopped. The child was taken to the hospital in critical condition and later died from their injuries.
ORIGINAL STORY:
The Corpus Christi Police Department tells KRIS 6 News that a child was hit by a vehicle on Friday, July 11, at the LULAC Village Park Apartments on Horne Road. This happened a little after 5 p.m.
Police do not have much information yet, but they say the child was at the parking lot when it happened. As of right now, they do not know the cause, or what the child was doing when he was struck.
The child is currently at the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
This is a developing story. Updates will be released when they become available.
