Illinois Driver Shot Six Times Into Black Woman’s Car During Road Rage Encounter, Shooter Walks Fear Says He Feared For His Life
The driver shot through the back car window of Ivory’s Ford Focus five times and the side window once. Now, she’s not sure if she will be able to walk again, Ivory was shot twice in the back, once in the hand, twice in the arm and once in the side.
“I’m in so much pain,” Ivory said while in her hospital bed according to CBS News.
Video footage from the incident shows an injured Ivory sliding out of her car as bystanders tried to help her.
Video footage from the incident shows an injured Ivory sliding out of her car as bystanders tried to help her. Police on the scene detained the man, however, he was released after he told authorities that he feared for his life, according to reports. Police officials told reporters an investigation into the incident is still ongoing.
Ivory and her family dispute the shooter’s allegations that his life was at stake.
“They said he feared for his life,” Ivory’s mother, Kimberly Ivory, said. “But my daughter was shot in the back.”
Ivory says she had concealed license permit, but she and family said her weapon was still in the holster.
“He told someone I drew my gun at him. We are both concealed carry. I was so scared, I couldn’t even get to my gun fast enough,” Ivory said. “My gun has a safety on it. They can do any type of test to see I never discharged my firearm or anything.”
Johnson said she has a bullet lodged near her spine.
“One surgery she has to have is in her hand because she threw her hand up to block the bullet,” Kimberly Ivory said. “It shattered like 30 bones in her hand.”