Key Facts

• The shooting happened in Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood on a Friday afternoon.
• Boshar was aiming at a former soccer teammate but missed, and a bullet hit the 14-year-old boy instead.
• The boy was struck in the back; the bullet lodged in his spine, causing paralysis from the chest down.
• The victim was about a block and a half away, unlocking a Lime scooter at the time of the shooting.
• Boshar fired five or six shots at a car with the intended target inside, who had a 3-year-old child with him.
• Boshar and the victim’s target had past conflicts, including threats via phone and social media.
• After a short manhunt, Boshar was arrested and has been charged but has not yet entered a plea.
• The paralyzed boy is in serious but stable condition at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago.