OAKLAND, Calif. - There was a special Halloween reveal at Chabot Elementary School in Oakland on Friday: a custom-designed Mario Kart costume for Asa Luo, 10, that fits his wheelchair.

"I'm pretty excited," Asa said while surrounded by friends, family, classmates and staff on campus. "I like it because it's a video game. I like all video games."

In 2023, when he was 8, Asa was riding with his family on I-580 near Grand Avenue in oakland when he was hit by a stray bullet during what KTVU has learned was a gang-related shooting involving a stolen Mercedes and a Dodge Durango. Asa's now paralyzed from the neck down. The incident is still under investigation by the CHP

Oakland police Officer Cory Hunt helped create Asa's costume. Hunt, a 27-year veteran of the department, has worked for y

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