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Teen Working to Take Care of Family Shot in the Head Over BBQ Sauce, Parents Speak Out: Reports – Crime Online
The dad and mom of an Arizona teen who was randomly shot within the head stated he was attempting to become profitable to deal with his household.
The incident occurred at a Wendy’s restaurant off of nineteenth Avenue and Glendale Highway in Phoenix, on Thursday night time. A buyer upset over barbeque sauce shot 16-year-old Brian Durham Jr. within the head, nicking his mind, ABC Arizona studies.
“He went to work that day, you realize glad,” Brian’s father, Brian Durham Sr., instructed NBC 12. “However he by no means anticipated to be shot.”
Durham Sr. stated his son was standing close to the restaurant’s drive-thru window when a co-worker and the suspect started arguing. The suspect exited his car, pulled a gun out and began taking pictures. He then received into the passenger’s aspect of the car because it fled.
“So, the dude on the surface tells him, ‘no, you [have] to pay for it,’ so he began getting louder,” Durham Sr. stated. “The [suspect] received up, out of his automobile, walked as much as the window and simply shot… didn’t care about life.”
On Friday, police arrested Theotis Polk, 27, in reference to the incident. Investigators stated Polk was the shooter. No info has been launched concerning the driver.
Brian was transported to Phoenix’s Youngsters’s Hospital and endured a five-hour surgical procedure. A GoFundMe account arrange for medical bills says he’s “pulling via” and anticipated to outlive.
“He’s going to maintain combating. He’s a robust boy. He’s going to make it via this,” Brian’s stated.
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