Nine-year old speaks about his brush with death, after a bullet graze

AUSTIN, Texas - A typical family outing to this South Austin Torchy's Tacos turned into a nightmare for 9-year-old Miles Kennedy and family Saturday morning.

“After we ordered our food we were heading to the Smoothie King,” said Louis Kennedy, Miles’ father.

“As we were walking to smoothie king, we hear this whistling sound. A couple other people hear it. Then it hits me,” said Miles.

What hit the child in the neck was a bullet.  It only grazed him, but the pain persisted for a while.

“It was like something spreading out then hitting me, like if you were to belly flop in the water, but then it stung after,” said Miles.

“My brain just automatically went to the worst case scenario,” said Kimberly Smith, his mother.

She describes how her son was reacting to the impact.

“He was shaking in pain, pain and a mixture of just shock,” said Smith.

The family says the bullet came out of nowhere, and police told them someone could have shot in the air in a nearby neighborhood.

“The bullet came in and hit him, the window pane or door pane or something, and then hit the ground,” said Louis Kennedy.

Miles spent the afternoon at Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas and then went home. His wound is healing, but he still has a little pain.

“I can’t look this way without turning my whole body. But I can look this way a little more,” said Miles as he turned his head to the left, then to the right.

This Christmas will be one to cherish for this family. It's a positive end to a story that could've turned grim, had Miles been in a position where the bullet could penetrate.

“We went to HEB last night and sure enough, I kept both of my kids under my arms. That's just how I feel I need to be right now,” said Kennedy.