Young Boy Killed on 4th of July
A young boy from Chesterfield was killed on July 4th during a fireworks display.
It has been reported that the bullet that struck and killed the 7-year old Brendon Mackey came from a handgun.
Mackey was with his father, in a parking lot in Brandermill at 9pm on Thursday to see fireworks. When Macky lagged behind, then fell, his father thought the boy had fainted. Instead, he found a bullet wound in his son’s head.
The boy was rushed to the VCU Medical Center and died at 11am on Friday morning.
Police are still searching for the person who fired the gun. If you have any information concerning someone who fired a gun in Brandermill on July 4th, contact Crime Solvers at 748-0660.
