3-year-old thanks first responders who saved them after shooting [Video]

FORT WORTH, Texas — The mother of a 3-year-old shot May 1 on Las Vegas Trail wants to make sure emergency responders know the difference they made coming to the rescue. 

After almost losing her daughter to gunfire, Druscilla Rodriguez got some help setting up a face-to-face with emergency responders. City and community leaders organized an in-person meeting at the Las Vegas Trail Rise Community Center. 

“I personally wanted to thank them for responding so quickly and getting my children to the hospital, especially my 3-year-old,” Rodriguez said.

Her daughter Me’Chelle hugged and gave high-fives to Fort Worth police officers, firefighters and paramedics. It’s a thanks they never expected. Some of them tried to learn more about her recovery but only got limited information. 

Coincidentally, Fort Worth Police Sgt. Andrew Owen was back in the same neighborhood the next day to do a school …