Bullets from ’99 attack removed from LA man’s head
LOS ANGELES — For a decade, the bullet in Jorge Acevedo’s skull reminded him that he had nearly lost his life and his dream of becoming a police officer.
Now the reminder is gone. Acevedo, brain-damaged and partially paralyzed by the Christmas Day 1999 shooting, had the bullet removed last week by a neurosurgeon after it began protruding from his skull. The surprised surgeon also found a second bullet of a different caliber.