Hero boy, 8, trying to shield mom is shot dead by his dad

An eight-year-old boy was fatally shot allegedly by his father while trying to protect his mother in their home in Burnsville, Minnesota.

Amir Harden was fatally shot by his father by accident while trying to protect his mother An eight-year-old boy was fatally shot allegedly by his father while trying to protect his mother. Amir Harden’s mother, Cherish Edwards, said he was trying to shield her when his dad shot him in their home in Burnsville, Minnesota. ‘His father tried to shoot & kill me but my son was shot instead,’ Edwards wrote on a GoFundMe page. ‘Amir tried wrestling the gun out of his father hand.

‘His 4 siblings witnessed this tragic event,’ Edwards wrote. ‘My kids are traumatized & probably will need therapy for the rest of their lives.’ Danair remains hospitalized in critical condition. The incident is under investigation by police and a city spokesperson said the father will be criminally charged if he survives.

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