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SERIOUS/ The 8-year-old is shot dead by his father while trying to protect his mother: Mom, I won't leave you here!

2024-06-13 12:29:51Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

An eight-year-old boy was shot dead by his father while trying to protect his mother.

Amir Harden's mother, Cherish Edwards, said he was trying to protect her when his father shot him at their home in Burnsville, Minnesota.

"His father tried to shoot and kill me, but my son was shot in my place," Edwards wrote on a GoFundMe page.

"Amir tried to take the gun out of his father's hand. I yelled for him to leave and go to the neighbors, he refused and said "Mom, I'm not leaving you here."

The father shot himself in the head after accidentally shooting Amir, according to Edwards.

Edwards told CBS News that it's excruciating pain.

"It's just unimaginable, an 8-year-old trying to get a gun out of a grown man's hand," she said.

Amir and his father Danair Harden, who is Edwards' ex-partner, were rushed to Hennepin County Medical Center after the June 5 shooting. Amir died on Saturday.

"His 4 siblings witnessed this tragic event," Edwards wrote. "My children are traumatized and will probably need therapy for the rest of their lives."

Danair remains hospitalized in critical condition. The incident is under investigation by police and a city spokesman said the father will face criminal charges if he survives.

Danair had attacked Edwards days before the shooting, and a court had warned just hours before he was released on $4,000 bail that he posed "an immediate threat" to his family, according to the Daily Mail. However, he was able to return to their home.

"It's a nightmare you can't wake up from," Amir's grandfather, Deon Edwards, told CBS News.

Edwards said her ex-partner has a history of violent abuse and advised other women to steer clear of similar situations.

"It doesn't matter if he hit you 10 years ago, he has to go," she said. Next time it would be your life or your child's life.

The GoFundMe account for Edwards' moving expenses and bills had raised more than $9,500 as of Wednesday night.


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