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In reply to the discussion: Mark Hamill: All Hail VICTOR!!! [View all]sl8
(16,831 posts)33. He was hit in the neck with a bullet fragment:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bullet-fragment-found-neck-10-year-old-weston-halsne-rcna228280
Bullet fragment found in neck of boy who went viral for saying his friend shielded him from school shooting
Weston Halsne's father said the fragment stopped short of the 10-year-old's carotid artery, which a doctor described as a "miracle."
Aug. 31, 2025, 12:39 PM EDT / Updated Aug. 31, 2025, 7:09 PM EDT
By Sumiko Moots and Mirna Alsharif
MINNEAPOLIS Doctors discovered a bullet fragment in the neck of a 10-year-old boy who went viral for recounting how his friend jumped on top of him to shield him during a mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church that killed two children and injured others.
Weston Halsne, a fifth-grade student at Annunciation Catholic School, was attending Mass on Wednesday when the shooting occurred. He recounted running under a pew and covering his head while shots came through the stained-glass windows, and said his friend Victor was shot while shielding him.
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But doctors later discovered it was not just gunpowder that hit the 10-year-olds neck, but a bullet fragment as well.
Westons father, Grant Halsne, told NBC News that the fragment came close to but didnt hit the boys carotid artery, which a doctor described as a miracle.
[...]
Weston Halsne's father said the fragment stopped short of the 10-year-old's carotid artery, which a doctor described as a "miracle."
Aug. 31, 2025, 12:39 PM EDT / Updated Aug. 31, 2025, 7:09 PM EDT
By Sumiko Moots and Mirna Alsharif
MINNEAPOLIS Doctors discovered a bullet fragment in the neck of a 10-year-old boy who went viral for recounting how his friend jumped on top of him to shield him during a mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church that killed two children and injured others.
Weston Halsne, a fifth-grade student at Annunciation Catholic School, was attending Mass on Wednesday when the shooting occurred. He recounted running under a pew and covering his head while shots came through the stained-glass windows, and said his friend Victor was shot while shielding him.
[...]
But doctors later discovered it was not just gunpowder that hit the 10-year-olds neck, but a bullet fragment as well.
Westons father, Grant Halsne, told NBC News that the fragment came close to but didnt hit the boys carotid artery, which a doctor described as a miracle.
[...]
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This little Dude should be acknowledged for his actions and deserves to live in a safe country as all kids do
Deuxcents
Monday
#1
The same with knobs on for the gun, ammunition, and weapons life-style companies who drive the whole thing.
Ford_Prefect
Monday
#17
True hero. He has earned a medal many times over the ones tRump has/is awarding. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Monday
#5
Nope. Would flag school shootings & that's last thing maga wants. As Epstein distraction would be only momentary. . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Monday
#12
If Kamala were President, there might have been an appearance at the SOTU speech in store for him.
John1956PA
Monday
#31