Jury convicts man of attempted murder for injuring child in San Leandro shooting

OAKLAND A -year-old man is facing nearly years behind bars for firing a gun into a San Leandro home and injuring a -year-old boy last year according to prosecutors Related Articles East Bay grandpa charged with felonies over -year-old boy accidentally killing himself Subjects East Bay home invasion robbery threatened to shoot -year-old during robbery Fremont pedestrian hit by driver in mid-April dies of injuries Home Depot theft ring busted by Bay Area administration Crews battle blaze at red-tagged building in Oakland On Wednesday a jury convicted Adam Abraham Johnson on two counts of attempted murder shooting at an inhabited dwelling two counts of assault with a firearm and possession of a firearm by a felon the Alameda County District Attorney s Office commented The shooting happened on Feb after Johnson tracked a bus he had announced stolen to the driveway of a residence in the block of West Juana Street Johnson fired his semi-automatic handgun at the person he considered had stolen his car as well as multiple rounds at a window of the home according to prosecutors A -year-old boy who was sitting on a couch in the living room was struck by the gunfire He was taken to Children s Hospital in Oakland where he was treated for his injuries We are grateful that the bullet that struck this innocent victim did not take this child s life District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson revealed in a message Mr Johnson as a convicted felon should never have had the gun that he used in the first place His actions in taking the law into his own hands were entirely inappropriate and almost led to the death of an innocent child Dickson added The message demands to be clear that if you use a gun you will be prosecuted and you will be punished accordingly Prosecutors announced Johnson faces an increased sentence up to years in state prison because of a prior robbery conviction his use of a firearm in the commission of the attempted murder and the infliction of great bodily injury on the child Johnson is scheduled to be sentenced on July at the East County Hall of Justice in Dublin