#child-victim

#child-victim

A 23-year-old man has been charged with attempting to murder an 11-year-old girl who survived being shot in the head while riding around town with her family, police announced Thursday. Ryan Hardy, of Antioch, was charged with five counts of attempted murder and assault with a firearm for allegedly shooting the girl in the early afternoon of Jan. 5, as she rode in a car on the 3900 block of Delta Fair Boulevard, police said.

According to law enforcement sources, the despicable act took place inside the Polo Grounds Towers near 155th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem on Jan. 7 at around 8 a.m. when an elevator inside the public housing complex became stuck. It is unclear on what floor the incident occurred. Police said the man, unknown to the young victim, entered the broken lift and immediately exposed himself without saying a word.

San Jose Police Chief Paul Joseph described the case as "the most disturbing murder case" of his 33-year career, emphasizing the traumatic impact on responding officers.

A blaze destroyed a two-storey flat in Lewisham, resulting in the death of 12-year-old Fabian Henry, a talented footballer, who was remembered fondly by family and friends.

During the proceeding, Judge Wendy Getty ordered Fred Marion Cain III to return for further proceedings regarding the capital case of a 1987 murder.