San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/27/2008
The Oakland man indicted on charges that he fired the shots that paralyzed a 10-year-old boy is a prime suspect in the carjacking of state Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata, authorities said Tuesday. Jared Adams, 25, who is accused of shooting Christopher...
Thomas Hawk Digital Connection (Free subscription) | 03/25/2008
Last night my wife and a few of our friends attended a benefit jazz concert at Yoshi's Jazz Club in Oakland's Jack London Square benefiting Christopher Rodriguez. Christopher Rodriguez was the 10-year-old boy who was shot while taking a piano lesson at an Oakland music studio. The shot was allegedly fired by Jared Adams, a 24 year old felon with previous gun conviction charges, who was holding up a...
NBC11.com - Local News (Free subscription) | 03/20/2008
The 10-year-old boy who was paralyzed by a stray bullet made his first public appearance Wednesday evening.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
By Katy Murphy, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Mar.
NBC11.com - Local News (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
Christopher Rodriguez, the 10-year-old Oakland boy that was shot and paralyzed during a piano lesson two months ago, is going home sometime in the next two weeks, his doctors said Thursday.
NBC11.com - Local News (Free subscription) | 02/22/2008
The man believed to be behind a robbery and shooting incident last month that seriously injured 10-year-old Christopher Rodriguez while he was taking a piano lesson in Oakland pleaded not guilty Friday to the seven felony counts he faces.
NBC11.com - Local News (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
The main suspect in a robbery and shooting incident that seriously injured a 10-year-old boy in Oakland is indicted on felony charges.
Thomas Hawk Digital Connection (Free subscription) | 01/15/2008
Suspect in shooting that paralyzed Oakland boy could get life "The truth is black males, especially young ones, have a harder time finding good working situations. We need to find ways to motivate young black males to face the challenges and obstacles in their way. The situation can only get worse if something is not done. Not everybody can be Michael Jordan." Jared Adams , the 24-year old arrested...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 01/15/2008
A man who allegedly fired a shot that hit a 10-year-old boy who was taking piano lessons faces life in prison.
Democratic Underground (Free subscription) | 01/15/2008
Source: [b]CNN[/b] Fifth-grader Christopher Rodriguez sat down Thursday at his piano for his weekly lesson, arched his fingers over the keys and began to play. Across the street from Harmony Road Music School in north Oakland, California, Jared Adams, 24, allegedly raised his gun at a Chevron ga...
CNN (Free subscription) | 01/15/2008
Fifth-grader Christopher Rodriguez sat down for his piano lesson, arched his fingers over the keys and began to play. Across the street in north Oakland, California, Jared Adams, 24, allegedly raised his gun during a robbery and fired. A bullet ripped through Christopher's classroom wall and struck the boy. "I can't feel my legs! I can't feel my legs!" Christopher cried as his mom ran in. Now his family...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 01/14/2008
A man who fired shots during an Oakland gas-station robbery, paralyzing a 10-year-old practicing the piano across the street, was charged today with attempted murder, robbery and other felonies, authorities said. Jared Adams, 24, is to appear in Alameda...
CBS 5 - San Francisco Bay Area's s (Free subscription) | 01/13/2008
The parents of 10-year-old Christopher Rodriguez, who was shot by a stray bullet in Oakland Thursday while attending piano lessons, have established a trust account to help cover the cost of medical bills, according to Children's Hospital officials.
CBS 5 - San Francisco Bay Area's s (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
A fifth-grader who was hit by a stray bullet while taking piano lessons in North Oakland earlier this week may never walk again, the boy's family said.
