{"id":470259,"date":"2025-06-04T16:03:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T20:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/haitian-child-dies-after-being-shot-in-the-head-with-a-homemade-weapon-in-barahona\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T16:04:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T20:04:17","slug":"haitian-child-dies-after-being-shot-in-the-head-with-a-homemade-weapon-in-barahona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/dominican-news\/haitian-child-dies-after-being-shot-in-the-head-with-a-homemade-weapon-in-barahona\/","title":{"rendered":"Haitian child dies after being shot in the head with a homemade weapon in Barahona"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Barahona. \u2013 <\/strong>A <strong>Haitian child <\/strong>of 9 years old died after receiving a gunshot wound to the head with a <strong>homemade weapon,<\/strong> known as a \u201cchilena\u201d, in an incident recorded in the community of La Mina de Barahona.<\/p>\n\n\nAccording to preliminary information, <strong>the shot was fired by another 13-year-old<\/strong>, also a resident of the area. The unfortunate event occurred while both children were handling the device in an apparently reckless manner.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The youngest injured person was transferred in critical condition to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hospitaltaiwan.gob.do\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/hospitaltaiwan.gob.do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taiwan Regional Hospital<\/a><\/strong>, in Azua, where he unfortunately passed away while receiving medical attention due to the severity of the injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This tragic incident has generated consternation in the community and has reignited the debate on the <strong>access of minors to homemade weapons<\/strong>, as well as the responsibility of adults in their environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/uncategorized\/rechaza-centro-ninos-haitianos\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/uncategorized\/rechaza-centro-ninos-haitianos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mayor River\u00f3n rejects plans to install a shelter for Haitian children in Dajab\u00f3n<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe relevant authorities are investigating the case, while parents, guardians, and community leaders are urged to reinforce supervision and prevention to prevent similar incidents from happening again.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barahona. \u2013 A Haitian child of 9 years old died after receiving a gunshot wound to the head with a homemade weapon, known as a \u201cchilena\u201d, in an incident recorded in the community of La Mina de Barahona. According to preliminary information, the shot was fired by another 13-year-old, also a resident of the area. 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