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J.J. Watt Visits 11-Year-Old Drive-By Shooting Victim

J.J. Watt Visits 11-Year-Old Drive-By Shooting Victim

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September 28, 2015 8:28 PM EDT

NFL star J.J. Watt visited a young drive-by shooting victim in a Houston hospital on Monday.

The young boy, 11-year-old Manuel Jimenez, was shot inside his home on Friday morning; his 6-year-old brother was killed in the shooting. It’s unclear why the shooters were aiming at the house, but officials said they could have been pursuing two older brothers in the family, according to local NBC affiliate KPRC.

Jimenez’s family photographed the visit with Watt, a defensive end for the Houston Texans, and said that he was a big fan of both the player and the team.

.@JJWatt @ hospital visiting 11yo boy wounded in driveby shooting that killed his 6yo brother http://t.co/KFZnR9cbtq pic.twitter.com/4tDYouHGOh
— KPRC 2 Houston (@KPRC2) September 28, 2015

[KPRC]

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