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A man accused of shooting an 8-year-old boy in the face Tuesday afternoon in Dallas is being held on a $2.2 million bond.
D.J. Maiden, who turned 8 on Sunday, was shot at the La Bella Palm apartment complex on Royal Lane. The boy's grandfather, George Locklin, said his grandson was shot while collecting toys he had gotten for his birthday.
"It's unbelievable," Locklin said. "I mean, I don't know anyone that could put it into words."
"Mother sends you out to gather your toys and, you know, someone fires two shots at you," he said. "I mean, [we] just can't put it into -- we coping with it, you know?"
Maiden had emergency surgery at Children's Medical Center in Dallas, where he remains in critical condition, police said.
Witnesses said a man -- whom neighbors did not recognize and was wearing only one shoe -- was handing out free firecrackers to children playing tag in the parking lot.
The man had a brief exchange with Maiden, who then started running back toward his apartment. Witnesses said the man pulled out a handgun and fired twice at the child, hitting him once in the cheek.
Brian Cloninger, 46, was arrested and charged with felony injury to a child.
8-Year-Old's Alleged Shooter Arrested, Held on $2.2M Bond
D.J. Maiden, who turned 8 on Sunday, was shot at the La Bella Palm apartment complex on Royal Lane. The boy's grandfather, George Locklin, said his grandson was shot while collecting toys he had gotten for his birthday.
"It's unbelievable," Locklin said. "I mean, I don't know anyone that could put it into words."
"Mother sends you out to gather your toys and, you know, someone fires two shots at you," he said. "I mean, [we] just can't put it into -- we coping with it, you know?"
Maiden had emergency surgery at Children's Medical Center in Dallas, where he remains in critical condition, police said.
Witnesses said a man -- whom neighbors did not recognize and was wearing only one shoe -- was handing out free firecrackers to children playing tag in the parking lot.
The man had a brief exchange with Maiden, who then started running back toward his apartment. Witnesses said the man pulled out a handgun and fired twice at the child, hitting him once in the cheek.
Brian Cloninger, 46, was arrested and charged with felony injury to a child.
8-Year-Old's Alleged Shooter Arrested, Held on $2.2M Bond
