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Two children wounded by AK-47 assault weapons fire in TIbas

February 14, 2014 by Staff News Writer

Family friend said she and the mother of the children were studying at the time of the shooting


A hail of bullets from automatic weapons fire in the Leo XIII neighborhood of Tibas has sent two children, aged 9 and 15 to the hospital. The nine year boy took three rounds in the neck, back and leg while the fifteen year old girl took 5 rounds to the back, legs and arms.

Police attribute the fire fight to a clash between local drug gangs, and found casings for AK-47 machine guns and smaller arms. The Red Cross evacuated the children by ambulance to the National Children’s Hospital (HNN). Doctors say the fact the boy lived is a miracle because a round completely perforated his neck.

A police operation to locate the suspects in the shooting was not successful.

Source La Extra

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