Boy shot in face in stable condition

The victim had a large
entry and exit wound to the left side of his face.

By WILLIAM K. ALCORN

VINDICATOR STAFF WRITER

CAMPBELL — A 19-month-old boy shot in the face while he was on the second floor of his Jean Street home sleeping in his bed early Sunday with his mother remained in stable condition late Monday in St. Elizabeth Health Center.

Police, who said they have no leads in what they described as a random shooting, still were not releasing the name of the victim Monday.

Young girls in the neighborhood, who said they often played with the child, said his name is Cody.

The police report lists the name of the victim’s mother as Kristina M. Wiebe.

The shooting was discovered about 6:09 a.m. Sunday when police, on routine patrol in the Jean and Jackson streets area, saw Wiebe outside screaming and holding her son in her arms.

The officers said the child had a large entry and exit wound to the left side of his face, and was conscious and alert at the time.

Shot while sleeping

According to the police report, the mother said she was sleeping with the child in an upstairs bedroom when she was awakened by the gunshot and Cody screaming.

She carried her son outside to have someone call the police, and that is when she saw the marked police car.

Police said they searched the area for spent shell casings but found none. No one was outside at the time Wiebe and Cody were found.

Several shots were heard, but only one bullet hole was found in the house outside the Wiebe bedroom of the apartment in the Michael J. Kirwan Homes.

Police are asking anyone who has any information about the shooting to contact them.

alcorn@vindy.com