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14-year-old innocent bystander paralyzed by stray bullet in Chicago shooting: Authorities
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Key Points:
- A 14-year-old boy was paralyzed from the chest down after being struck by a stray bullet in Chicago, allegedly fired by 19-year-old Muhammad Sayadul Boshar, who missed his intended target.
- Boshar was arrested and charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery, and multiple counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle.
- The shooting occurred after Boshar allegedly targeted a former soccer teammate, firing at a car the man was in, but the bullet instead hit the boy who was nearby unlocking a scooter.
- The victim is in stable but serious condition at Lurie Children's Hospital, and the incident took place in the West Ridge neighborhood on Chicago's North Side.
- Boshar has made an initial court appearance and faces further hearings, with no plea entered yet and his legal representation status unknown.
