An 11-year-old girl and her father were shot and wounded when gunfire erupted in a McDonald\u2019s parking lot \u2014 with doctors saying a stray bullet lodged in the child\u2019s head cannot be removed.<\/p>\n
Dora Belen Rivera and her father, Oscar Roman Miron, were sitting in an SUV outside a Hallandale Beach McDonald\u2019s on June 27, waiting for their order, when violence erupted in the parking lot, according to the Hallandale Beach Police Department<\/a> and local reports.<\/p>\n Dora Belen Rivera, 11, was shot in the head on June 27 when gunfire erupted at a Florida McDonald\u2019s. GoFundMe<\/p>\n Eighteen-year-old Ralph N-Kosi Blue, who was about to start his shift at the fast-food spot, allegedly opened fire at a person running toward him, striking the young girl in the head and her dad in the hip, NBC 6 South Florida reported.<\/a><\/p>\n Harrowing footage obtained by the outlet showed the two men frantically circling the family\u2019s car and ducking while Blue allegedly fired off shots, with screams echoing from inside the bullet-ridden vehicle.<\/p>\n \u201cOscar and his family became innocent victims of a senseless act of gun violence while sitting inside their vehicle in the parking lot of a McDonald\u2019s in Hallandale Beach,\u201d a GoFundMe started by their family said.<\/p>\n \u201cOscar and his family had no involvement whatsoever in the incident.\u201d<\/p>\n The girl was in a black SUV with her parents and siblings when Ralph N-Kosi Blue allegedly opened fire at a person running toward him. NBC 6 South Florida<\/p>\n Harrowing footage obtained by the outlet showed the two men frantically circling the family\u2019s car and ducking while Blue allegedly fired off shots. NBC 6 South Florida<\/p>\n Two other children, ages 2 and 5, were also in the car at the time and miraculously were not hurt, police said.<\/p>\n The two victims were rushed to a local hospital, where Rivera underwent surgery and remains in stable condition, with the bullet from the shooting still buried in her head.<\/p>\n \u201cDoctors have advised the family that they are not removing the bullet at this time because doing so could cause even greater harm,\u201d the fundraiser said, noting her father was released and is recovering at home.<\/p>\n Rivera underwent surgery and remains in stable condition, with the bullet from the shooting still buried in her head. GoFundMe<\/p>\n \u201cShe continues to receive specialized medical care and faces a long road to recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n A photo included in the GoFundMe, which has raised more than $12,000, shows the young girl in a hospital gown surrounded by family and first responders.<\/p>\n Blue, 18, was arrested and is being held without bond. Hallendale Police Department<\/p>\n The alleged shooter, who fled the scene, was arrested two days after a tireless search and slapped with two counts of aggravated battery and two counts of aggravated assault, police said.<\/a><\/p>\n Blue is being held without bond at the Broward County Jail and has since been fired from McDonald\u2019s.<\/p>\n