Family says teen left paralyzed from waist down following shooting outside NW Miami-Dade home
A teen s life was tragically altered after his family explained a shooting outside his Northwest Miami-Dade home left him paralyzed from the waist down Neamiah Johnson a basketball sportsman at Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School was shot in the area of Northwest th Avenue and th Street Monday night All of a sudden he s doing his duties by cleaning out his mother s truck somebody comes by and just shoots him reported Gaston Smith the family s pastor He was saying Mommy help me ' stated Naytalia Johnson Neamiah s mother Paramedics transported the candidate athlete to Jackson Memorial Hospital in critical condition Back at the scene officers placed dozens of evidence markers while they investigated Naytalia and Smith spoke with News on Thursday She declared her son remains in the intensive care unit I m speechless I m heartbroken she reported My baby s paralyzed and the doctors are saying he won t walk again Neamiah s family disclosed he was a victim of mistaken identity and was shot while retrieving his book bag from his mother s car according to a GoFundMe page That s what we are thinking because there was no other reason for this to happen revealed Smith Naytalia and Smith visited the victim at the hospital on Thursday They mentioned his injuries are severe and ruin the future he had ahead of him He enlisted in the Marines to take care of his family He s never been in trouble before He s such a selfless young man and so special honor roll pupil commented Naytalia It is devastating because although he s here with us we re thankful that he s alive he ll be paralyzed disclosed Smith Now they just hope the person who is causing this deep pain will soon be caught I would like justice for him He was just cleaning out my car and someone shot him down declared Naytalia Neamiah s family set up the GoFundMe page to help with his recovery and long-term care If you would like to make a donation click here If you have any information on this shooting or the subject s whereabouts call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at - -TIPS Remember you can consistently remain anonymous and you may be eligible for a reward of up to
