Two Teen-Agers Shot Near School
Two Cambodian teen-agers were shot Sunday afternoon after celebrating the Cambodian New Year, police said.
The two boys, both 17, had just come out of Colima Park and were standing near Horace Mann Middle School at 54th Street and Trojan Avenue when three Filipino teen-agers drove up next to them, police said.
One of the Filipino youths said, “What’s up, blood?” and shot both of the Cambodians with a .357-caliber handgun, police said the victims told them.
One was shot in the left shoulder, and the other was struck by a bullet that went through his left hand and lodged in his right hand, police said. Both boys were taken to Villa View hospital. One was discharged and the other was transferred to Mercy Hospital, where he was in good condition, police said.
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