4-year-old Long Beach boy struck by stray bullet remains critical
A 4-year-old Long Beach boy remains in critical condition with a bullet in his forehead today. Police said he was hit with a stray bullet as he played outside his home.Someone in a fight nearby pulled out a gun and fired it, but missed his intended victim and hit the boy.
The Press-Telegram has the update.
That's a family photo of Joshua Hercules via the Press-Telegram.
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death sentence for the culprit. i guess i just disqualified myself for the jury pool.
I probably wouldn't mind them exterminating each other if it wasn't for the multitudes of innocent victims.