Undated courtesy photos of Alonna James..
by:Leon Hendrix
Posted:Aug 5, 2020 / 05:11 PM EDT/Updated:Aug 5, 2020 / 05:21 PM EDT
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Police say the12-year-old girl shot in Grand Rapids Tuesday evening is still hospitalized Wednesday after undergoing surgery.
Police detectives said Alonna James suffered a gunshot wound to the leg in the incident on Olympia Street near Grandville Avenue SW. GRPD had not made an arrest as of Wednesday afternoon.
News 8 caught up with Alonna in her hospital bed as she shared her story.
She said, “I was so scared,” “All I hear is ‘gun’ and then (my brother) is running and then I’m trying to run, but I look down and I see blood.”
Her family said Alonna had to have surgery on her leg but has a good prognosis for recovery though her family recognizes the physical healing is only part of it.
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