Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Brooklyn choirboy hit in eye by stray bullet expresses thanks

Brooklyn

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS


Wednesday, April 23, 2014, 3:35 AM



A 13-year-old choirboy hit in the eye by a stray bullet 10 days ago left a Brooklyn hospital Tuesday thankful for the support and prayers he’s received from New Yorkers.


“It’s great,” Gama Droiville said as he left Kings County Hospital with a patch over his right eye. “I’ll get back to my normal life.”


Gama, a member of the choir at the French Speaking Baptist Church in Brooklyn, was shot April 14 as he waited for a bus in Flatbush.


NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpiJoe Marino/New York Daily News Gama Droivill, 13, gave a special thanks to the NYPD for catching alleged gunman Kareem Potomont.

Cops said Kareem Potomont, 21, fired wildly with a pistol at intended target Eduardo Dolphy, 24. Gama was hit by an errant bullet .


“I would like to say . . . a special thanks to the NYPD for catching this guy,” said Gama, who underwent 41/2 hours of surgery to remove the bullet from his head.


NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpiJoe Marino/New York Daily News Doctors at Kings County Hospital do not yet know if Gama’s eye can be saved.

Dr. Douglas Lazzaro, Kings County Hospital’s chief of ophthalmology, said “only time will tell” if Gama’s eye can be saved.


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