He had just giving blood hours before the gunshot that left him fighting for his life.
BEFORE A GUNSHOT LEFT HIM IN APOOL OF BLOOD.
WMAR2 NEWSEDDIE KADHIM TALKED TO THEMOTHER OF A 2━ YEA━OLD MANWHO IS BY HIS SIDE AT THEHOSPITAL HOPING HE CANRECOVER.
HE'S LIVE IN NORTHBALTIMORE WHERE THE MAN WASSHOT.ON THAT DECEMBER WEEKEND HEAND TWO FRIENDS WERE PICKINGUP SOME EXTRA CONTROLLERSRELAX AND PLAY VIDEO GAMES.THEY WERE IN THIS PARKING LOTWHEN A MASKED MAN ROBBED THEMAND SHOT DECLAN AS HE TRIEDESCAPTO THOSE WHO KNOW HIM, DECLANRICHARDSON IS A FRIEND WITH AGIVING HEART.
TO HIS MOTHERMICHELLE...HE IS HER WORLD.3━49“My sunshine.
Declan isthe type of guy who doesanything and everything foreveryone else” SHE'S AT HISSIDE AT A HOSPITAL IN CHICAGO.HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO ASPECIALIST THERE AFTER HE WASPRONOUNCED DEAD ON ARRIVAL THENIGHT HE WAS SHOT.
HE AND TWOFRIENDS WERE GOING TO GRABSOME VIDEO GAME CONTROLLERSFROM ONE OF THEIR APARTMENTSIN THIS COMPLEX ON DECEMBER20TH..
A MAN IN A MASK ROBBEDTHEM AND AS DECLAN RAN AWAY.HE WAS SHOT IN THE GROIN.4:4━4:53“He bled out and asa result of that he sustainedan anoxic brain injury becausehe went for a period of timewithout oxygen to the brai”HIS MOTHER AND FATHER TAKETURNS TRAVELING TO HISHOSPITAL IN CHICAGO.
HE IS ONA LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY.
12:48“Hesteady for 5 seconds he canhold his head up.
Thatsomething to celebrat”THEY'VE STARTED A GOFUNDME TOHELP WITH THE MOUNTING PILE OFMEDICAL BILLS.
AS FAMILY ANDFRIENDS TRY TO SURROUND THEMWITH LOVE ANDSUPPORT..MICHELLE IS HAUNTEDBY THE SENSELESS CRIME THATCHANGES HER SON'S LIFEFOREVER.
15:3━15:40“Youdonworld to be turned upsidedown” A MOTHER WITH A MESSAGEFOR THE PEOPLE PULLING THETRIGGERS.
14:33:3━14:38:44“You are turning peoplelives upside down.
It doesn'tjust impact the person youknow that you injured yourhurting families”NOW POLICE HAVE NOT MADE ANYARREST IN THIS CASE AND IF YOUKNOW ANYTHING POLICE WANT TOHEAR FROM YOU.
YOU CAN LEAVEAN ANONYMOUS TIP.
WE'VE ALSOPUT A LINK TO THE GO FUND MEON OUR WEBSITE.
LIVE IN NORTHBALTIMOR EDDIE KADHIM WMAR2NEWS.SPRING IS JUST A FEW WEEKSARREST IN THIS CASE AND IF YOUKNOW ANYTHING POLICE WANT TOHEAR FROM YOU.
YOU CAN LEAVE ANANONYMOUS TIP.
WE'VE ALSO PUT ALINK TO THE GO FUND ME ON OURWEBSITE.
LIVE IN NORTH BALTIMOREDDIE KADHIM WMAR2 NEWSPRING IS JUST A FEW WEEKSAWAY...AND IF YOU
The 58-year-old man was rushed to hospital this morning after the incident in Glenrothes.