A 9-year-old boy killed by random gunfire in Oakdale has been laid to rest. A funeral Mass for Devin Aryal was held at Guardian Angels Catholic Church in Oakdale Monday.
A 34-year-old man has been charged with murder in a shooting spree that left a 9-year-old Oakdale boy dead and two others injured. Washington County prosecutors charged Nhan Lap Tran of Oakdale with six counts Wednesday.
Dozens of mourners gathered at an Oakdale church to remember a 9-year-old boy struck and killed by gunfire in an apparent random shooting. Children made posters to express their sorrow over losing fourth-grader Devin Aryal. One read "Devin we miss your kindness."
Authorities in Oakdale are still trying to determine why a 34-year-old man allegedly shot at vehicles, killing a 9-year-old boy and injuring two women.
A 9-year-old Oakdale boy who was shot and killed while riding in a minivan has been identified by his mother. Melissa Aryal says she picked up her son, Devin, from daycare Monday evening and was heading home when she heard a noise that sounded like something under the hood. Aryal pulled up to a stop sign,
An Oakdale woman says a man who shot a gun in her neighborhood appeared "nonchalant" as he strolled down the block, firing multiple times. Fifty-five-year-old Cheryl Russell says she was on her couch about 6 p.m. Monday when she saw a man in dark clothes walking on the street.