Legend Barr, 7, was heading to church with his family Sunday morning when 22-year-old Kentrell Gayden allegedly shot him with a "really big machine gun."
The mother of a 7-year-old boy who was hospitalized after he was shot on his way to church in Chicago on Sunday morning has called for her son’s attacker to be locked in “jail for life” after police apprehended a suspect in the brazen daylight shooting.
NEW DETAILS: Prosecutors say Kentrell Gayden was found hiding in the bushes after allegedly shooting a 7-year-old boy who was on his way to church. Gayden was also wanted on a warrant out of Will County.
Legend’s femur bone was shattered by the bullet. It’s the longest and strongest bone in the body, affecting the way we stand and move. Legend was gearing up to return to the basketball court at his local rec center.
The mother of a 7-year-old boy who was hospitalized after he was shot on his way to church in Chicago on Sunday morning has called for her son’s attacker to be locked in “jail for life” after police apprehended a suspect in the brazen daylight shooting.