'Everyone was saying, "Some kid got shot" '

Boy, 7, caught in burst of bullets while playing outside in Roxbury

By Milton J. Valencia

Globe Staff / July 1, 2008

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A 7-year-old boy playing kickball near his school was hit by a stray bullet last night in a shooting that sent children scrambling and shocked neighbors who struggled to believe that a youngster could fall victim to the violence plaguing their Roxbury neighborhood. At least two other men were shot. (Full article: 629 words)