News & Feature: Crime victim

Lawanda Booker compares before and after X-ray photos of her son's spinal fusion surgery at Shriners Hospitals for Children. Her son, Edward, 16, who was shot five times by another 16-year-old, barely escaped alive, was paralyzed from the waist down as a result of the shooting. A bullet in Edward's spine, right X-Ray, is also removed during the surgery.
Crime victim

Lawanda Booker compares before and after X-ray photos of her son's spinal fusion surgery at Shriners Hospitals for Children. Her son, Edward, 16, who was shot five times by another 16-year-old, barely escaped alive, was paralyzed from the waist down as a result of the shooting. A bullet in Edward's spine, right X-Ray, is also removed during the surgery.