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    Family holds vigil for 7-year-old boy struck by gunfire inside West Pullman house

    By Darius Johnson,

    4 hours ago

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    Vigil held for 7-year-old boy injured in South Sid eChicago shooting 02:13

    CHICAGO (CBS) -- A 7-year-old boy was in the hospital recovering Wednesday, after being shot inside his grandmother's home earlier this week—and his family is asking for prayers.

    A vigil for the boy, Zayden Garrett, was held Wednesday at the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital. His family is asking for prayers.

    Chicago Police said on Monday night, Zayden and a 27-year-old man were inside the home, in the 11600 block of South Yale Avenue in the West Pullman neighborhood when two people in a white Audi sedan fired shots from the street into the home.

    Outside the home, the 27-year-old man was shot in the chest and arm. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition.

    Zayden was standing in the dining room when he was struck by gunfire in the back and suffered a graze wound to his head. He was brought to Comer. His family was preparing for a night of pizza and movies at the time.

    Since he was hospitalized, Zayden has gone through surgeries—one in which a piece of one of his lungs was removed, and another on Wednesday, when they tried to remove the bullet.

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    Zayden Garrett Family Photo

    Those present say they just want him home.

    "He's 7 years old—7. Whoever you are, please turn yourself in," said Zayden's grandmother, Rosie Liggins. "You could tell someone else—I don't care. Turn yourself in. He did not deserve this."

    Zayden's twin brother, also 7 years old, was present at the vigil. He said he just wants his brother to come home.

    The family is pleading for anyone with information to come forward.

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    Lisa Long
    2h ago
    praying for the whole family
    sugarfoot
    2h ago
    Is that Holmes
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