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Teen shot in park gets $12G to pay for medical bills
Quick ReadSteve Levy presented Wilson Batista Jr., the Brentwood teen shot while playing basketball in a park last summer, with a $12,457 check to help pay his medical bills.
Community raises money for Brentwood shooting victim
County Executive Steve Levy Thursday presented Wilson Batista Jr., the Brentwood teen shot while playing basketball in a park last summer, with a $12,457 check to help pay his medical bills.
The money, raised at a December gala in Deer Park hosted by the New Beginnings rehabilitation center, will help Batista's family pay for his treatment.
"He is getting stronger and that is encouraging,"...
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