A 9-year-old California girl injured in a shooting at a mall had a broken arm bone from a bullet, says mother

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A 9-year-old California girl injured by accidental bullets in a mall shooting on Tuesday is recovering from a bullet that broke a bone in her arm, the girl’s mother said.

The child, identified by the family as Ava Rose, was shot several times while waiting to be photographed with the Easter Bunny at the Mall of Victor Valley in Victorville when a shooting broke out, FOX11 Los Angeles reported.

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The third-grader was rushed to Loma Linda University Medical Center for treatment, her mother Natalie Braga told the station. The family said accidental bullets hit Ava twice in the forearm and once in the upper arm.

A 9-year-old girl, identified by the family as Ava Rose, was injured Tuesday at the Victor Valley Mall in Victorville, California, when she was hit by bullets fired by a shop owner at alleged thieves, according to local reports. (FOX11 Los Angeles KTTV)

Braga said the bullet that hit her daughter’s upper arm broke the bone – a serious injury that doctors find difficult to repair.

Because the fracture cannot be repaired surgically, Ava will have to wear a brace instead and will take much longer to heal, said the girl’s grandmother, Robin Saldarelli.

San Bernardino County lawmakers said they received reports of a shooting at the mall shortly before 6:30 p.m. and were informed that a child had been shot.

Emergency services responded to an incident with a shooting at a mall in Victorville, where a child was shot Tuesday. (FOX11 Los Angeles KTTV)

Authorities say Markel Cochrell, co-owner of the mall’s Sole Addicts shoe store, has chased many people accused of shoplifting and opened fire. He missed the targets and hit the child instead.

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Cochrell fled the scene, but was tracked down and arrested in Nevada. He was arrested on a warrant for attempted murder and a $ 1 million bail was set.

He is expected to be extradited back to California.