He s fighting : Boy, 10, shot in Minneapolis remains in coma article
Ten-year-old Ladavionne Garrett, Jr. is fighting for his life after getting shot in the head in Minneapolis in April 2021.
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ROBBINSDALE, Minn. (FOX 9) - Prayers are continuing to pour in for a 10-year-old boy after a shooting in north Minneapolis. He’s fighting, he’s definitely fighting, said Sharrie Jennings, the boy’s grandmother. What doctors said they wouldn’t, he said we could. He is fighting.
Community rallies around boy who was shot in Minneapolis
Community and family members are rallying around a boy who was shot in Minneapolis as he remains in the hospital.
Family members said the boy was shot while sleeping in the backseat of a car. Author: KARE Staff Updated: 3:43 PM CDT May 1, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS A crowd gathered outside North Memorial Hospital Saturday, holding a vigil for a young boy in critical condition after a Friday afternoon shooting.
Minneapolis police said he was shot while inside a vehicle near the 3400 block of Morgan Avenue North. They did not release the boy s name, but said Saturday that he is still in critical condition.
On Saturday, community members gathered outside the hospital for a vigil. Friends and family prayed for the boy s health. More prayers are planned starting Saturday evening at the place where he was shot.
Child in grave condition after being shot in Minneapolis
More details are expected to be released later.
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A child is fighting for his life after a shooting in north Minneapolis Friday afternoon.
The Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) says the child is now in grave condition at North Memorial Medical Center.
According to a news release, preliminary investigation indicates the vehicle the boy was riding in was shot at by a person, or persons, outside of the vehicle shortly before 2 p.m. on the 3400 block of Morgan Avenue North. The driver of the vehicle immediately drove to the hospital for help.
Greenpoint Open Streets War Escalates As Saboteur Tosses Barricades Into Newtown Creek
arrow The Berry Street Open Street (above) in Williamsburg has generated significantly less controversy than the Open Streets in Greenpoint on Driggs Avenue and Russell Street. Gothamist
Last week, a mysterious man wearing flip-flops and driving a supposedly “counterfeit” Amazon van stole a slew of Open Streets barriers in Greenpoint. How does one dispose of 16 huge, heavy metal barricades? Apparently by chucking them into Newtown Creek.
“We took a boat out and we were able to get two of them out of the water onto the shore,” said Kevin LaCherra, a coordinator for North Brooklyn Mutual Aid, one of several community organizations that have volunteered to look after the barricades and maintain the city’s open streets program in Greenpoint.