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7-Year-Old Boy 'So Full Of Life' Dies Four Days After Being Shot In The Head In PA
A 7-year-old boy who was shot on Thursday, Apr. 14, died on Monday, but his community continues to rally for his family, as the hunt for his killer goes on.
Antonio “Espn” Yarger Jr, 7, of Erie, was shot in the head-on while on the sidewalk near his home at the corner of Downing Avenue and Fairmount Parkway, Erie police said on Friday.
Yarger was carried to his home by his grandmother and aunt, then taken to UPMC Hamot in critical condition, once he was stabilized he was flown to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh where he died on the fifth floor of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, …
