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Mesa boy shot with BB gun expected to survive
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A Mesa boy is expected to survive being shot in the chest with a BB gun, police said Thursday. However, the BB is lodged in the lung of 9-year-old Noah Galindo, and will remain there in lieu of operating, according to police.
Mesa 9-year-old critically injured by bb gun
Noah was critically wounded on Wednesday afternoon when he was shot in the upper chest by his 7-year-old brother.
According to police, the two were playing inside their apartment at 118 N. Extension Road when the younger boy found a rifle-style BB gun, pointed it at his brother and pulled the trigger.
The boys' parents were not home at the time, and they were being watched by their 14-year-old sister. No criminal charges are being sought against the younger brother or the parents, police said.
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