Last week, a bullet reportedly penetrated the wall of an Oakland home, striking a sleeping father of two in the head and exiting his eye.
Quote: GoFundMe page From the family of the victim, Run Hua Kuang KTVU-TV reported. He had been taking a nap after finishing his shift as a delivery truck driver Thursday afternoon when a bullet went through the headboard, passed through his head and exited through his left eye, police said.
“This shocking incident has left the whole family traumatised and deeply saddened.”
Quan remains on life support in the intensive care unit after a seven-hour operation, the station said.
According to KTVU, the 33-year-old victim and his family lived in a housing complex and the victim was the sole breadwinner for his wife of seven years and their two daughters, ages 7 and 3 months.
of The East Bay Times Oakland Housing Authority police are investigating what led to the shooting in the 2200 block of East 19th Street, but no arrests have been announced and no suspect information has been released.
“This shocking incident has left the entire family traumatized and in deep grief. This tragedy has placed a severe financial burden on our family,” the fundraiser message said, according to the station.
Quan’s sister set up a GoFundMe page, saying Quan was the only member of the family who spoke English and was in touch with family responsibilities.
The fundraiser said he emigrated to the United States from Taishan, China, in 2005 “searching for the American dream for his family.”
of motion As of Monday afternoon, about $111,000 of the $200,000 goal had been raised.
Anyone with information about the shooting can call OHA police at 510-535-3100 or the tip line at 510-535-3155, the Times reported. An OHA spokesperson added that the agency has been in contact with the family and is “offering support and services.”
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