A wheelchair-bound Michigan man who was allegedly shot 16 times was able to survive the shooting by driving himself to safety, FOX2 reported Monday.
Police say last Tuesday’s shooting in Highland Park, in which the alleged perpetrator opened fire on a car being driven by a man named Damon, was related to “some type of drug deal gone wrong.” FOX2 Detroit announced. report. After being shot, Damon fled in a car, but was found by police and taken to Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, FOX2 reported. (Related: College student says Good Samaritan pushed her home miles in wheelchair during mass shooting)
“My husband said he didn’t even have an angry look on his face. Just a normal blank stare. Just the usual blank stare and he just shot him,” said Damon’s wife, Missy. told FOX 2.
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“His arm was literally hanging. There were so many holes and so much blood,” Missi said.
Missi told FOX2 that nearly a week after her husband was shot, she still can see the bullet holes in his body.
“While we were washing, he kept saying he felt a burning sensation in other parts of his body. When he looked, he said, ‘There’s a hole there, there’s a hole there, there’s a hole there. I was like, ‘Yes,'” Missi said.
Damon was taken off the ventilator a week after the shooting, but he may need more surgery, FOX 2 reported.
Highland Police told FOX2 they are following leads in an ongoing investigation. Missi told FOX2 she does not consider the incident to be an attempted robbery because nothing was stolen from Damon’s car.
“There are a lot of people who want to retaliate, but my husband says, ‘No, don’t do that.’ Let the police do their job,” Missi said, adding that the shooter should turn himself in. .
“If you’re listening, please turn yourself in because I’ve been holding people back,” Missi said. “It’s been almost seven days at this point. There’s nothing more I can do.”
