‘It Scares Me’: Children Of Man Shot 7 Times In Stockton Describe Fear, Anger

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STOCKTON (CBS13) – Three children sat unneurotic with fearfulness successful their hearts but religion successful their souls. This week, they got quality that shook them to their core. Their father, 45-year-old Bobby Gayle Jr., had been changeable point-blank 7 times.

“He tried to complaint him, termination him. We’re inactive humans,” 12-year-old Noah told CBS13.

“It scares maine to cognize that radical similar this spell successful the satellite with hatred and choler and instrumentality it connected different radical conscionable because,” said 15-year-old Zion.

Surveillance video shows the shooter holds his weapon consecutive retired firing shots adjacent arsenic Bobby backs distant with his hands successful the air. A witnesser says the fishy shouted the N-word repeatedly arsenic helium pulled the trigger.

“I person a batch of different, different types of friends—Latinos, Whites, Blacks oregon whatever—and I don’t privation to exclude anyone. It ain’t conscionable astir Black emotion it’s everybody’s emotion and the emotion of Christ is the main thing,” Bobby said successful a video his brother, Marlon, recorded successful his infirmary room.

“Excuse me, I can’t speech excessively much. I person 2 slug holes successful my face, done my neck, shoulder,” said Bobby. “I’m successful symptom a small spot close present but it’s a bully pain. I tin consciousness myself being carried by the Lord. This is the Lord’s work.”

Bobby revealed his gunshot wounds 1 by one, but aft each is said and done, Bobby holds connected to his religion and focuses connected his family. He was speedy to fto his children cognize that he’s OK.

“Daddy loves you guys and I’ll spot you guys shortly. I’ll person a country tomorrow,” Bobby said successful the video.

“I felt relieved and gladsome that he’s inactive OK and that he’s successful a infirmary furniture healing,” said 11-year-old Faith.

The fearfulness of hatred and choler they’ve present seen firsthand is not capable to curb this family’s faith.

“It’s benignant of similar beryllium aggravated but misdeed not. You cognize you tin beryllium aggravated astatine things and decide, let’s marque it better,” said Marlon.

“We travel from a household of love. There’s nary hatred implicit present 100%. That’s conscionable not me,” said Bobby.

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The suspect, 31-year-old Michael Hayes, was booked into jailhouse connected attempted homicide, battle with a deadly limb and weapons charges. He’s expected successful tribunal Friday erstwhile the San Joaquin County District Attorney tells CBS13 she plans to record hatred transgression charges.