3 HELD IN BOY'S SHOOTING : POLICE ACT ON TIP TO COUNCILMAN.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Three people were being held for investigation in the shooting attack that nearly killed a 12-year-old altar boy who was on his way home from a Dodgers baseball game Noun 1. baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League last year, police said Friday. ``We run across a lot of victims, but this shooting . . . this victim . . . was particularly innocent,'' said Detective Armando Moriel. Richard Bautista of Whittier was shot Sept. 22. Hit in the brain and hospitalized for more than four months, he undergoes daily rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. and prays for his attackers. ``He prays every night for these individuals,'' said his mother, Ramona Bautista. Helped by a tip received by City Councilman Richard Alatorre Richard Alatorre is a politician, and a member of the Democratic Party. Alatorre has served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council. He was the first Latino to serve on the council in 23 years. , police served search and arrest warrants, Deputy Chief Mark Kroeker said. ``As a result of those warrants, they seized some weapons,'' Kroeker said. ``We hope that one of the weapons was involved in the shooting.'' Being held for investigation of attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill. were Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Javier Burgos, 18; Jaime Padilla, 36, and a 17-year-old who was not identified by police because of his age. Burgos is suspected of being the shooter in the attack, which Kroeker said was ``spawned out of a gang culture.'' Moriel said Burgos didn't make any expression of remorse after his surrender to authorities. Bautista went home from the hospital in February. The youngster has no movement in his hands or feet. Doctors said recovery will be slow. Surgeons removed the bullet from Bautista's brain and his parents were told there was little chance he would survive. |
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