Condition Improves for Girl, 4, Shot in Face
A 4-year-old Pasadena girl was in fair condition Tuesday, two days after a stray bullet penetrated a wall and struck her in the face. A bullet remained lodged in Shalondra Barrett’s cheek, said police Lt. Van Anthony.
Doctors at Huntington Memorial Hospital were waiting for facial swelling to decrease before performing surgery. Hospital officials refused to disclose details of the girl’s condition upon request of her family.
Shalondra was shot Sunday night after she prepared for bed. A dispute erupted outside the family home between two male pedestrians and two men on a motorcycle, Anthony said. The motorcycle passenger reportedly walked toward the men and fired shots into a duplex where Shalondra lived with her family.
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