Boy Hit by Gunshots Released From Hospital
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A 10-year-old La Puente boy shot when he mistook the sound of gunfire for fireworks went home from the hospital Saturday.
Johnny Romo suffered wounds in his left elbow and left lower back on Thursday night and was being treated at Childrens Hospital in Los Angeles.
He was sitting in his family’s living room when he heard pops he thought were fireworks. He stepped outside to watch and was hit by bullets deputies believe may have been fired from two vehicles at gang members standing nearby.
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