Boy recovering after drive-by shooting gets visit from JJ Watt

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Tuesday, September 29, 2015
JJ Watt visits child recovering from shooting
JJ Watt visited Manuel Jimenez at the hospital Monday.

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A young boy who was wounded in a drive-by shooting in southeast Houston last week got a special visitor in the hospital - JJ Watt.

Manuel Jimenez, 11, was wounded in the shooting Friday morning that claimed the life of his 6-year-old brother, Moises.

Manuel remains in the hospital and on Monday, Texans star JJ Watt stopped by to play video games with him. Manuel's mother took the photos and sent them to us.

She also sent photos of Manuel starting to walk in the hospital as he continues the road to recovery.

No arrests have been made in that shooting.

PHOTOS: JJ Watt visits Manuel Jimenez