Breaking: Molotov Cocktail thrown at 3 year old...

KCRA - TV Sacramento, CA ^ | 7/14/2002 | KCRA TV

[Swordmaker]

Just announced as "more at 11" but reports of a 3 year old injured by a Molotov Cocktail "...fighting for his life..."

More later.

[TheBattman]

Sounds like a winning plan -

[Marysecretary]

Because evil runs in the streets these days. satan is loose and he has lots of help harming our children. God has a plan for our children and satan will do anything he can to thwart the plan. See, he knows the end is near and that our children will be vital in seeing that it ends for him soon. He's not a happy camper these days.

[Feiny]

What a stupid and trite thing to type. A mother and child are badly burned and you blame Clinton. You are an idiot.

[Mark17]

I saw them in the Jack in the Box restaraunt at Hammer Lane and Tamoshanter

I used to have friends who lived just off Tamoshanter. I had no idea that is a hat, till I looked it up in the dictionary. I have cousins who live in Stockton, and I am about 45 minutes from Stockton.

[xJones]

"Fourthly, there is little doubt that Finland's soldiers would have sustained far fewer casualties in the war, and the Armed Forces inflicted a far greater defeat on the Red Army, had Finland's government and parliament spent sufficient money to provide adequate weapons for the Armed Forces in the years before the war. Thus Finland for instance suffered a virtually complete lack of anti-tank weapons, forcing the soldiers to destroy the Soviet tanks through close-in fighting, using improvised explosive and incendiary devices. In fact it was during the Winter War that the 'Molotov Cocktail', consisting of a bottle filled with a mixture of gasoline, sand and soap suds, with a burning rag in its mouth, was invented and first put to use. The weapon was effective,..."

[cubreporter]

Prayers for the little child and the mother.

[w1andsodidwe]

Here is the article from The Record of Stockton, California where the incident happened.

Tot burned in Molotav attack still critical

The 3-year-old boy severely burned when a Molotov cocktail was tossed at his Stockton home over the weekend remained in critical condition Sunday, while one of the suspects in the attack remained at large, police said.

Jamal Lee Brice was still in extremely critical condition at Shriners Hospital in Sacramento, Stockton police Lt. Thomas Wells said.

The boy, injured along with his mother, suffered third-degree burns on 95 percent on 100 percent of his body.

His mother, Michelle Bridge, 21, was in fair condition at University of California, Davis, Medical Center, a hospital spokeswoman said Sunday night.

Police said Jamal and his mother were among a group of people standing in front of their home around 3 a.m. in the 700 block of East Swain Road when the explosive was thrown. It shattered just in front of the doorway, and the flaming liquid covered Jamal's body and sprayed his mother's legs.

Thomas Mason, 21, was arrested Saturday night at his home in the 9400 block of Hickock Drive on a charge of attempted murder.

His brother, Chauncy Mason, 24, of Stockton, was still at large Sunday night, Wells said. Chauncy Mason is described as black, 6 feet 2 inches tall, 200 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. Anyone with information is asked to call Stockton police at 937-8377.

[xJones]

Police said Jamal and his mother were among a group of people standing in front of their home around 3 a.m. in the 700 block of East Swain Road when the explosive was thrown. It shattered just in front of the doorway, and the flaming liquid covered Jamal's body and sprayed his mother's legs.

Thank you for the uupdate. If you hear any report of why this hideous act was done, please post it. Of course, I'm assuming the two monsters missed their intended targets(s).

[w1andsodidwe]

Here is the original article on the attack from the Sunday Record. Apparently, it was gang related.

Boy, mom burned

By Eric Louie

Record Staff Writer

A 3-year-old Stockton boy is clinging to life after someone threw a Molotov cocktail during a party at his home early Saturday morning, the Stockton Police Department reported.

His mother also was injured in the attack. A 21-year-old man was arrested Saturday night in connection with the attack, and his older brother was being sought.

Police have no motive for the attack, which left the boy with third-degree burns on 95 percent to 100 percent of his body.

Police said the boy, Jamal Lee Brice, and his mother, Michelle Bridge, 21, were among a group of people standing in front of their home around 3 a.m. in the 700 block of East Swain Road when the device was thrown. Both brothers were said to have been in a car parked in front of the apartment complex and yelling obscenities. The phrase "That's what you get, ... Westside!" also was said, according to police.

A neighbor said he heard gang lingo after the device was thrown.

Bridge was in fair condition at the University of California, Davis, Medical Center in Sacramento, a hospital spokeswoman said late Saturday, while police said her son is in extremely critical condition.

Police arrested Thomas Mason, 21, around 6 p.m. at his home in the 9400 block of Hickock Drive on a charge of attempted murder. His brother, Chauncy Mason, 24, of Stockton was at large late Saturday.

Neighbors said Jamal was standing in the doorway of the first-story apartment with his mother behind him when the bottle was thrown. It shattered just in front of the doorway, the flaming liquid inside covering his body and spraying on his mother's legs. A couch inside and the carpet also caught fire.

A neighbor said Bridge's boyfriend, who also lives at the apartment, was arguing on the phone with Thomas Mason a couple of hours before the attack. People told the boyfriend to hang up, the neighbor said, but the boyfriend said he would deal with the issue. He then got off the phone, saying the problem was resolved. Chauncy Mason is described as black, 6 feet 2 inches tall, 200 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. Anyone with information is asked to call Stockton police at 937-8377.

* To reach reporter Eric Louie, phone 546-8296 or e-mail elouie@recordnet.com

[xJones]

Thank you for your reply, but how sickening. The 3 year old paid for the *adults'* arguments. Gangs...

[Rainmist]

A three year old baby should be asleep in his crib at 3 am instead of out front on the stoop while his mama talks to the local gangsters. Idiot people.

[SuziQ]

I hate to be ugly in asking this question, but what the hell was that little boy doing up and in front of his house at 3 IN THE MORNING!!!? Why wasn't he in his bed, safe and sound?

[MissAmericanPie]

The little guy can't make it with that large a percentage of his body suffering 3rd degree burns can he? The guys that did this should spend the rest of their miserable lives in the pen.

[Swordmaker]

How about we apply some 3rd degree burns to their bodies... not enough to kill, just enough to let them suffer with through the next 60 or 70 years in prison.

If the boy dies, then they should get enough to live a few months in agony.

[MissAmericanPie]

They are facing the eternal agonies of Hell, I think they should be dispatched there as quickly as the law will allow, but I don't think Cali has the death penalty.

That was one thing I did appreciate about President Bush when he was Governor of Texas, he did not mess around with a juries decision, he allowed the law to take it's course without interference.