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A 45-year-old Santa Cruz man was shot in broad daylight while returning home with his children in a terrifying incident on Monday afternoon.

The victim, Burey Ghany, of Orange Field Road, La Pastora, Santa Cruz, was struck by gunfire just outside his residence around 2:50 p.m. on Tuesday. He was hit in the left leg and lower right abdomen.

According to police reports, Ghany had just parked his silver-grey Kia Cerato and was helping his children out of the vehicle when he heard a series of explosions.