Mom testifies in trial of teen accused of shot that killed 7-year-old
CHICAGO -- It was an emotional day Tuesday in Cook County Juvenile Court, as one mother was forced to relive the night her young son was killed by a stray bullet.On Oct. 26, 2022, 7-year-old Akeem Briscoe was struck and killed by a single stray bullet while washing his hands in the bathroom of his family's home on Potomac Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.The stray bullet came from alleged gang gunfire in the alley behind the home.
'Then he looked up at me, and he was like, 'Mom, I think I got shot'.'Witnesses say a dozen bullets were fired in an escalating fight behind the family's home. Somehow, the only person hit was Akeem. A single stray bullet found its way through the family's kitchen window and into the bathroom, striking the second-grader as he stood by the sink.'I looked and I seen the hole in his shirt. He was shot in the stomach,' Misters told CBS 2.
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