Baron Li nearly lost his life he was shot nine times by a hooded assailant outside his home in Bellevue, Wash., in July 2020.
Though he survived, Li’s recovery was arduous. The father of a son with special needs, he was unable to work for more than a year, making it increasingly difficult to support his family.
Li was fortunate to survive. He suffered gunshot wounds to the chest, legs, arms and hips. In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, Li was in and out of consciousness and required extensive, life-saving surgery.
Li’s story is featured in the upcoming episode of People Magazine Investigates. Titled “Teenage Assassins,” the episode premieres on Investigation Discovery on Monday, Dec. 9, at 9/8c and also streams on Max. (An exclusive clip is shown below.)
The shooting appeared random at first, but police eventually unspooled a strange plot involving Li’s ex-wife and a bitter custody dispute over their son, Arik, who has severe disabilities stemming from a medical …