‘Astonishing’: More than $1 million raised for 8-year-old boy paralyzed from neck down by stray bullet
He had just been picked up from camp and they were on their way to dinner with grandparents when the shots rang out,A 911 caller “advised that an unrelated vehicle had pulled to the right shoulder near Grand Avenue after being struck by the gunfire,” police said.
No one has been arrested yet in the shooting that left Asa paralyzed from the neck down and needing a mechanical respirator and feeding tubes.The family described their boy as a “fighter” whose “body is forever changed” after the errant bullet sent bone fragments into his spine. Now, “Asa is not only alive, but he’s making us laugh, reading his favorite books and requesting songs by Imagine Dragons. His intellect, his spirit, and his love of life are very much intact,” the family wrote.
The family said their home will have to be extensively remodeled to accommodate Asa and his needs, including a hospital bed and generators for his breathing apparatus.He also will require a power wheelchair with sip-and-puff adaptations and a special van to transport him, the family said.
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