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California 9-year-old girl Ava Chruniak shot at Mall of Victor Valley waiting to see Easter Bunny

The 9-year-old girl who was shot at a California mall Tuesday evening was hit by three stray bullets whereas waiting in line to see the Easter Bunny, police and her relations mentioned.

Little Ava Chruniak was struck by the bullets allegedly fired by Marqel Cockrell, 20, a shoe retailer proprietor at the Mall of Victor Valley who was aiming at two shoplifters he was chasing away, in accordance to police and her grandmother.

“Cockrell’s shots missed the shoplifters and instead hit the 9-year-old female victim,” the Victorville Police Department mentioned in a press release. Read the full story here ▶