14-year-old paralyzed after bullet meant for another man travels block and a half on North Side, prosecutors say

A 19-year-old West Ridge man who prosecutors say fired at a former soccer teammate missed the man entirely and instead struck a 14-year-old boy standing about a block and a half away, leaving the child paralyzed from the chest down. Muhammad Sayadul Boshar is being held on charges including attempted murder after Judge Antara Rivera ordered him detained.

The confrontation began shortly before the shooting as the intended victim, 24, stood outside a restaurant in the 6400 block of North California Avenue, according to a detention filing. Boshar pulled up in a red sedan, appearing intoxicated, and began yelling aggressively at the man from the vehicle.

The man told investigators he had not spoken with Boshar in months and did not know why Boshar was confronting him. When he realized Boshar was holding a handgun, he went inside the restaurant for safety. Boshar eventually left, and two people arrived to drive the man home. As they departed, the man began receiving several Facebook messages and phone calls from Boshar, prosecutors said…

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