Perteet

Later, Perteet and his mother said they were satisfied by the apology and hoped Sansberry makes something of his life when he is released from prison.

News - chicagotribune.com By Jason Meisner 2012

On Friday, Perteet sat quietly in a wheelchair as Cook County Judge Jorge Alonso sentenced Sansberry, 17, to 20 years in prison.

News - chicagotribune.com By Jason Meisner 2012

Teen shooter sentenced to 20 years Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune reporter Ondelee Perteet was just 14 when he woke up in a hospital bed with a bullet wound to his spine, his limp body hooked up to machines as his family stood over him and wept.

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Through it all, Perteet said, his mother has never left his side.

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"Through all the pain, hurt and anger, I still keep a smile on my face," said Perteet.

News - chicagotribune.com By Jason Meisner 2012

Oh my God, I couldn't move my legs, Perteet said in a poignant statement read in court Friday by his mother, Deetreena.

News - chicagotribune.com By Jason Meisner 2012

On Friday, Perteet sat quietly in a wheelchair as Cook County Judge Jorge Alonso sentenced Sansberry, 17, to 20 years in prison.

News - chicagotribune.com By Jason Meisner 2012

A soon-to-be freshman who had made his high school swim team, Perteet was shot in the face by Robert Sansberry, who had been kicked out of a West Side birthday party after a brief quarrel with Perteet in September 2009.

News - chicagotribune.com By Jason Meisner 2012

"Through all the pain, hurt and anger, I still keep a smile on my face," said Perteet.

News - chicagotribune.com By Jason Meisner 2012

Oh my God, I couldn't move my legs, Perteet said in a poignant statement read in court Friday by his mother, Deetreena.

News - chicagotribune.com By Jason Meisner 2012