An 8-year-old boy was shot in the head and critically wounded while playing on a swing in his grandparents’ backyard on the South Side on Monday.
The boy’s 4-year-old brother was in the yard but was not hurt.
An 18-year-old man who lives nearby was arrested and charged in the shooting, which occurred at a home in the 800 block of East Drexel Road near South Park Avenue.
All I can say is WTF? The article says that the 18 yo who shot this child MEANT to shoot him.What motive would anyone have to shoot a child especially with a 4 year old next to him. I cannot wait to find out what the motive behind this was. My heart goes out to the family in their time of need.
This event also happened across the street from the school Little T is set to attend in August.
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