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    California soldier shot at his homecoming party

    SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A decorated Army soldier recovering from injuries suffered in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan has been shot at his homecoming party, and family members say he's paralyzed and in critical condition.

    Christopher Sullivan, 22, was shot late Friday while trying to break up a fight between his brother and another man at a San Bernardino, Calif., residence.

    "My son didn't deserve this. He served his country," his mother, Suzanne Sullivan, told the San Bernardino Sun (http://bit.ly/sjycMA).

    Suzanne Sullivan said her son suffered two gunshot wounds to his back, which shattered his spine. Family members told the newspaper that the shooting late Friday left Sullivan paralyzed and in critical condition.

    Police said Sullivan's brother and a partygoer got into an argument over football. When Sullivan moved to intervene, the man pulled a gun and opened fire.

    The gunman fled the scene before police arrived.

    Sullivan was wounded in a suicide bombing attack last year in Kandahar while serving with the 101st Infantry Division. He suffered a cracked collar bone and brain damage in the attack and has been recovering in Kentucky where he is stationed. He was awarded a Purple Heart.

    Sullivan was home on leave when the shooting occurred.

    "To come home to this, it's so unfair," his aunt Theresa Marquez told the newspaper.

    His enlistment would be complete in April, after which Sullivan had planned to come home to go to college.

    Family members are calling on the shooter to surrender.

    Police have not identified the suspect.

     
    • Motley  •  Dunn, North Carolina  •  4 mths ago
      yeah when they catch him should hang his #$%$ in the middle of town to show the justice which should happen to cowards who run away after doing violence like a terrorist
    • Aaleayha  •  Charleston, South Carolina  •  4 mths ago
      Was there any more news about him, or any updates on his condition?
    • Jersey Boy  •  5 mths ago
      Shot him in the back ... Twice ... And then ran away? There's only one word to describe the shooter and you all know what it is.
      • In my opinion 5 mths ago
        Joan Joan Joan..... SERIOUSLY? Unbelievable.
      • Marshall 5 mths ago
        Please, Joan, lets not stoop to the level of the coward that shot this soldier.
      • RightWinger 5 mths ago
        And then there are the racist morons who bring RACE into the discussion. You people are GOOD! How the hell you or anyone else can figure the race or religion of these people is amazing! I guess if you are tuned in it just comes naturally. Or maybe it is the brain eating bacteria that results from inbreeding.
    • Mike  •  5 mths ago
      This is beyond words, beyond belief, beyond hope and beyond reason. That young man had been through enough without an idiot of a slime bucket not capable of controling his temper pulling a gun. To make things worse he ran like the coward he is instead of taking it like a man. Apparently he could not have cared less about who he shot or his condition. That in itself shows intent and should put him away for many years. Unbelievable!!
      • John Roby 5 mths ago
        why anyone would give this a thumbs down is beyond me. maybe the shooter?
      • barchen36 5 mths ago
        He will be paroled, had a tragic childhood, did not have a mother or father, and his sister was an only child
      • Gr8art 5 mths ago
        Mike - Well said.
    • Rc  •  5 mths ago
      Sad when your chance of dying or being maimed is greater at home than in a war.
      • ME 5 mths ago
        When you live in a country with a gun culture that's what happens.
      • Kivaari 5 mths ago
        @ ME, Gun culture? Nearly every teenager and adult male in Afghanistan carries an AK. It has more guns then Washington DC, yet in DC you see more murders in a week then AFG sees in two months.
      • booogie 5 mths ago
        @Kivaari, they carry guns in Afghanestan for different reason. For them is survival but for Americans at home is about violence. I have nothing against guns but most of the times it falls in wrong hands and the outcome is tragic. My prayer is for the the young hero...
    • The Burns  •  5 mths ago
      Dirtbag!!! You pull a weapon... because you what? Felt disrespected?
      To the shooter: you are a child and a coward. That's all you are.
      To the soldier: Thanks for your sacrifice sir. You deserve our respect 100 times over.
      • №ﭽﮌ√ﻎ﷼₴₪ﻫ 5 mths ago
        Wow, a child AND a coward.
      • Marshall 5 mths ago
        Not only does he deserve our respect for his service in the field, but this soldier was doing the right thing when he was shot here at home. A wise man once said "The good guy finishes last." How very true it is.
        Can't wait to watch this "child coward" stand before his Maker on Judgement Day. More popcorn anyone?
      • tadd 5 mths ago
        No matter what anyones political view or if they belive the military was supposed to be there, this guy was was trying to diffuse a bad situation and the pisce of S%$T shot him in the back. I hope this cowards gang leader is an ex military so he can show him what torture is all about. To the soldier I pray for a complete recover, to the mom, as a man who had to bury his own child I hope you never have the opportunity to go through that, it's a horrible club to be in. Godspeed soldier and get well.
    • Herbert  •  5 mths ago
      People don't just walk in to parties. They know who the shooter is.
      • The owner 5 mths ago
        They never said they didn't - idiot!
      • JAWS 5 mths ago
        Yes they do, ever hear of party crashers? All it takes is some leaves and goes to a bar and talks about the party.
      • Big B 5 mths ago
        Gang related! bet me.
    • DG  •  Oakland, California  •  5 mths ago
      No matter your politics, this is incredibly sad and unfortunate.
    • McGruff  •  Beaverton, Oregon  •  5 mths ago
      Send the shooter to Afghanistan and make him disarm bombs and see what karma has in store for him
    • lola  •  Cicero, Illinois  •  5 mths ago
      I don't have words for this one. I wish the best for this brave young man.
    • maxwelll tripelllo  •  Rancho Palos Verdes, California  •  5 mths ago
      The shooter was at a homecoming party, and the cops couldn't get a name from anyone? Vengeance is already in the works.
    • BlueMidnight  •  San Diego, California  •  5 mths ago
      Horrible.
    • Jim  •  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  •  5 mths ago
      What the F is going on in this sick country????
    • A Good Life  •  San Angelo, Texas  •  5 mths ago
      I pray the soldier survives his ordeal. As for the shooter, I hope he's stupid enough to pull the gun on the cops or sheriff's deputies that try to arrest him..won't need a trial.
    • Le Ane' Elegant Puss  •  5 mths ago
      It use to be the streets prepared you for the military, but nowadays, the military prepares you for the streets.
    • Sassy1972  •  Mountain Home, Arkansas  •  5 mths ago
      Way to go shooting a hero in the back you freaking coward. I pray they catch you and let bubba in jail have a good time with you.
    • JamesH  •  Elmhurst, Illinois  •  5 mths ago
      who brings a gun to a party?
    • TDWP  •  5 mths ago
      DUDE What the hell is wrong with people?!! Some b_itch scared of getting his #$%$ whooped? Where I'm from we go outside and punch each other in the face until someone gets knocked out or we get tired. I hope karma hits this punk hard..
    • Joey  •  Las Vegas, Nevada  •  5 mths ago
      Unbelievable! A soldier goes overveas and survives a suicide bomb attack, yet he is shot twice, which paralyzed him, AT HOME! It makes no sense.
    • expletive_xom  •  Surfside, California  •  5 mths ago
      with friends like that, who needs taliban...
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