Jury convicts man who shot 4-year-old San Leandro boy

(KRON) — An Alameda County jury convicted a felon of attempted murder Wednesday after he shot a 4-year-old boy in San Leandro, prosecutors said.

Adam Abraham Johnson, 34, fired a gun into a house on Feb. 24, 2024. Prosecutors said Johnson opened fire in an attempt to kill someone who he believed stole his car. Instead, Johnson nearly killed the young boy who was at home.

Leading up to the shooting, Johnson reported his car as stolen. He used a GPS tracking device to find it parked in a driveway outside a home on West Juana Street. Armed with a gun, Johnson decided to take the law into his own hands, District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson said.

“Johnson fired his semi-automatic handgun at the person he believed had stolen his car. Mr. Johnson also fired multiple rounds from his handgun at a window of the residence. A 4-year-old child who was sitting on a couch in the living room was struck by the gunfire,” the district attorney’s office wrote.

The injured boy was rushed to a hospital in Oakland where he later recovered from his gunshot wound.

Jones Dickson said, “We are grateful that the bullet that struck this innocent victim did not take this child’s life. 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 completely inappropriate and almost led to the death of an innocent child.”

Jurors convicted 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.

He faces up to 39 years in prison and is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11 at the East County Hall of Justice in Dublin.

“If you use a gun, you will be prosecuted, and you will be punished accordingly,” Jones Dickson said.