A BURLINGTON CHILD IS RECOVERING FROM A GUNSHOT WOUND THIS AFTERNOON. DAVONTE MCKENITH JOINS US IN THE NEWSROOM NOW WITH DETAILS AND REACTION FROM NEIGHBORS. DEVANTE. THIS IS A TOUGH ONE. IT IS. KENNY. POLICE SAY SOMEONE SHOT THIS SEVEN YEAR OLD BOY BY ACCIDENT AROUND 8:00 LAST NIGHT. THAT CHILD WAS AIRLIFTED TO A TRAUMA CENTER AND IS IN STABLE CONDITION TONIGHT. THIS HAPPENED AT THE BEAUMONT APARTMENTS LESS THAN A MILE AWAY FROM EASTLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE ALAMANCE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THERE IN BURLINGTON. NOT MUCH FROM POLICE TONIGHT ABOUT A SUSPECT, BUT THEY DO SAY IT STARTED AS A DISTURBANCE FOLLOWED BY A SINGLE GUNSHOT. THE LITTLE BOY, AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER. NEIGHBORS SAY HE’S A SWEET KID WHO WAS VISITING HIS MOM AND HAD SURGERY LAST NIGHT. AND TONIGHT THEY FEEL HELPLESS. THIS BABY SITTING, LAYING BACK IN THE HOSPITAL. YOU KNOW, IT’S SO UNFAIR. SO …
Burlington 7-year-old accidentally shot during neighborhood disturbance; airlifted to trauma center [Video]
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