Mother Of 11-Year-Old Who Was Shot: 'She Was Really Brave'
DENVER (CBS4) - Denver police investigating a shooting that wounded an 11-year-old girl say they still don't have any suspects.
The shooting happened early Sunday morning as the young victim was leaving a party a block from her home near 47th Avenue and Race Street. She is now recovering at home.
Jazmine was with her aunt and uncle when she was shot. Her mother and the rest of her family were at a birthday party only a block away and heard the shots ring out.
"You know actually she was really brave, she didn't cry at all," Jazmine's mother Myra Ramos said.
When CBS4's Mark Taylor paid a visit Jazmine was asleep soundly next to her mother with her left leg bruised and bandaged.
"(She's) tired and in pain," Ramos said.
Ramos says she was at the family party when her daughter and her aunt and uncle were caught in a hail of bullets.
"As soon as she opened up the door they started shooting," Ramos said.
The adults carried the preteen to safety, not knowing that Jazmine, who refused to cry, had already been hit.
"I was being tough," Jazmine said.
In fact, it wasn't until her trip to the hospital that she finally realized exactly what had happened, she said.
"When they took me to the hospital it was scary ... didn't want to go to the hospital," Jazmine said.
The bullet had gone straight through her leg, saving the 11-year-old from having to undergo surgery. She can heal at home with her family.
"It only hit her in the muscle, so it's okay, it wasn't as bad."
Now the search is on for who pulled the trigger. Police do not believe Jazmine was the target, but right now they have no suspects.
As Jazmine prepares to start sixth grade next week, she'll likely do so on crutches. It's the result of actions her mother hopes someone is held accountable for.
"They shouldn't be doing that, there's a bunch of innocent little kids around."
Additional Information From The Denver Police Department
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