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Prayer service held for teen shot in Brentwood park

The Bautista family has prayed for a miracle since last month when Wilson Bautista Jr. was shot in the eye while playing hoops in a Brentwood park.

Wednesday the Bautistas weren't alone.

Just steps from where Wilson, 13, was shot on the night of June 15 at Timberline Park in Brentwood, relatives, friends and supporters joined the family for a somber prayer service.

"God is the...

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