KIMBERLY, WI (WTAQ) – A Freedom man is in jail because police say he shot a 9-year-old boy in the face with a BB gun while the boy was at a lemonade stand Monday.
18-year-old Evgeniy Tetzlaff was charged in Outagamie County Court Tuesday and at the same time in Kimberly, the young boy was back in the lemonade business.
Jayden Grant and his friends were selling lemonade on this corner in Kimberly Monday.
Jayden’s dad Eric was nearby when he heard a commotion.
“I heard the screams and then I knew it wasn’t a good scream, you know you’re child’s scream and then I came running and saw blood all over”
Eric says someone driving by the lemonade stand shot a BB gun at his 9-year-old son-hitting him in the face.
“I realized it was a BB in there…just a pretty scary situation”
There is a bruise near Jayden Grant’s eye where the BB hit.
“I feel pretty good now”
Police arrested Evgeniy Tetzlaff for the shooting. He appeared in court Tuesday.
Jayden may only be nine-years-old, but his advice is wise beyond his years.
“Just don’t be scared after something happens. Don’t live scared”
The lemonade stand was packed with customers Tuesday.
The Grant Family says they’re grateful for the support from people in Kimberly.
