LAUDERHILL, Fla. – Less than a month after Mike Saint Jean turned 10, a stray bullet came through the wall of his Lauderhill apartment, striking him in the neck.
The shooting was at 9:10 p.m., on Nov. 14, at the Riviera Hills Apartments, in the 5300 block of Northwest 19th Street.
Fire rescue personnel rushed Mike to the hospital and he died on Friday, Lauderhill police said Wednesday. Detectives believe the gunshot came from a neighboring unit.
Sgt. Parys Thomas, a Lauderhill police spokesperson, said the investigation remained ongoing Wednesday and no charges had been filed. Detectives were asking anyone with information about the case to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.
Editor’s note: Police initially indicated that the victim turned 10 on Nov. 15, after the shooting, and the original article stated he turned 10 in the hospital. Lauderhill police later corrected their initial report and stated he was born on Oct. 15, before the shooting. The article has since been corrected.
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