Indy boy paralyzed in shooting vows to play again, gets special visit at Riley Hospital

An 11-year-old football fan, paralyzed in a drive-by shooting is learning to walk again – and doctors at Riley Hospital Children set up a special treat for him on Wednesday. Ty-Juan Preer was just 8-years-old when he was shot outside the appliance store where his father was working on W. 30th Street in 2015. The bullet struck his arm and exited through his back, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. Doctors said he’d never walk again – but Ty-Juan proved them wrong when he took his first steps, with the help of a walker, at Riley Children’s Hospital last March.