{"id":2262666,"date":"2024-06-07T20:49:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T00:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teen-left-paralyzed-when-dad-allegedly-opens-fire-after-senior-prank\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T20:49:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T00:49:10","slug":"teen-left-paralyzed-when-dad-allegedly-opens-fire-after-senior-prank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teen-left-paralyzed-when-dad-allegedly-opens-fire-after-senior-prank\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen Paralyzed After Dad Allegedly Shoots During Senior &#8216;Prank"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fteen-left-paralyzed-when-dad-allegedly-opens-fire-after-senior-prank%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2262666&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\"> Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span> \u00a0By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/%20\"><span>Warner Todd Huston<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span> \u00a0June 7, 2024 at 5:02pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A teenage \u201cprank\u201d went horribly wrong in Wichita, Kansas, last month, when a a group of teens began firing a toy gun at people in a Walmart parking lot, only to get shot with a real gun in return.<\/p>\n<p>This incident, sparked by three teen boys acting like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/vandals-put-massive-crude-image-royal-lawn-just-days-king-charles-coronation-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vandals<\/a> and punks, ended badly, allegedly at the hands of a man infuriated that his daughter was harassed. And it all could have been so easily avoided.<\/p>\n<p>According to police, on May 11, a Haysville teenager was left paralyzed from the chest down after he allegedly fired a gel blaster gun at a teen girl in the store\u2019s parking lot, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansas.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article289037764.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wichita Eagle<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>A gel blaster is a toy that fires polymer water beads that explode on contact. The gel balls can leave welts, but are non-lethal items.<\/p>\n<p>According to witnesses, Anakin R. Zehring and two friends cruised through the Goddard, Kansas, Walmart parking lot and spied a teen girl and boy walking in the lot. At that point, Zehring allegedly pulled out the gel blaster and began firing the gel balls at the pair while one of his two friends yelled, \u201cI\u2019m your senior assassin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The male who was shot at also told police that the three teens in the car jumped out of their vehicle and threatened to fight him.<\/p>\n<p>The three boys were then seen walking to a nearby Dairy Queen, according to a Walmart employee who witnessed the attack.<\/p>\n<p>The Walmart employee also told police that Zehring was identified as having used the gel gun to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/idiotic-new-door-kicking-trend-bound-get-somebody-shot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shoot at<\/a> other people in the parking lot as well as at store employees.<\/p>\n<p>Zehring later insisted he wasn\u2019t the one shooting the gun, but one of his companions said it was Zehring, not him or the third friend.<\/p>\n<p>The three boys entered the Walmart after going to the Dairy Queen, but were asked to leave by a Walmart manager.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, while this was happening, the teen girl who was targeted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-bratty-teen-screams-at-boat-captain-suddenly-goes-for-unexpected-swim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prank<\/a> and shot with the gel gun had called her father and told him that she and her friend were being assaulted in the Walmart parking lot.<\/p>\n<p>After the three boys were kicked out of the Walmart, 47-year-old Ruben Contreras, the father of the harassed teen girl, arrived at the store. The girl pointed the three harassers out and he walked to their car to confront them.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwch.com\/2024\/06\/05\/affidavit-shooting-goddard-walmart-that-left-teen-paralyzed-started-over-gel-blasters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KWCH-TV<\/a>, parking lot surveillance video showed Contreras trying to open the door of the teens\u2019 Chevy Spark as they pulled out of a parking space.<\/p>\n<p>The video also seemed to show Contreras pulling out a firearm and firing one shot into the car driven by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/teen-punk-allegedly-shoots-unarmed-maintenance-man-soon-finds-picked-wrong-one-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prankster<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cContreras has the firearm in his right hand and sticks his hand into the open window of the driver\u2019s side back seat area,\u201d a police affidavit obtained by the station said. \u201cIt is at this point Contreras fires one round into the vehicle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Affidavit: Shooting at Goddard Walmart started over gel blaster incident\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cx3ql0EBLEo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cZehring said his ears [started] ringing and realized he had been shot,\u201d the affidavit continues. \u201cZehring says he turned to the west and realized he couldn\u2019t feel his legs. Zehring stated he hit a pole in the parking lot to get the Spark to stop because he didn\u2019t want to hit anyone in the roadway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The police affidavit added that \u201cThe round struck his kidney [and] liver and Zehring may be paralyzed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCurrently, he is experiencing a loss of sensation in his lower extremities, and while the prognosis remains uncertain, we are holding onto hope for his recovery,\u201d the family wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/help-us-support-my-sons-recovery-journey?member=34807003&#038;sharetype=teams&#038;utm_campaign=p_na+share-sheet&#038;utm_medium=sms&#038;utm_source=customer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoFundMe<\/a>\u00a0appeal. \u201cThe financial burden of this journey is immense. Medical expenses are mounting rapidly, and we are bracing for future costs related to his ongoing care and rehabilitation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The whole incident is tragic. But it all could have been avoided with cooler heads on both sides \u2014 well before any gun, even toy guns, were deployed. These boys should never have been out looking for trouble and treating other people as targets \u2014 literally \u2014 for their idiotic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/teen-rapper-accidentally-shoots-showing-off-gun-social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pranks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But the aggravated father also had no right to begin using lethal force in response. Being hit with a gel blaster is not cause for a deadly response with firearms.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, these three teen boys played stupid games and won stupid prizes for their efforts. And now the lives of two people and a dozen of their loved ones are in tatters.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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Together, we really can save the country.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Thank you for your support!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Please stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-43\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-43\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-43\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-43\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-43\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Warner Todd Huston has been writing editorials and news since 2001 but started his writing career penning articles about U.S. history back in the early 1990s. Huston has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN and several local Chicago news programs to discuss the issues of the day. Additionally, he is a regular guest on radio programs from coast to coast. Huston has also been a Breitbart News contributor since 2009. Warner works out of the Chicago area, a place he calls a &#8220;target-rich environment&#8221; for political news. Follow him on Truth Social at @WarnerToddHuston.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p> Warner Todd Huston has been writing editorials and news since 2001 but started his writing career penning articles about U.S. history back in the early 1990s. Huston has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN and several local Chicago news programs to discuss the issues of the day. Additionally, he is a regular guest on radio programs from coast to coast. Huston has also been a Breitbart News contributor since 2009. Warner works out of the Chicago area, a place he calls a &#8220;target-rich environment&#8221; for political news. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A teenage prank turned tragic in Wichita, Kansas, when teens shooting a toy gun in a Walmart parking lot were met with real gunfire. 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