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Crime victim

February 15, 2018

I am currently 61 years of age. When I was in my mid to late 20s, I was a victim of a gunshot wound to the head and the stomach by an former boyfriend at a social event. At the end of the event, he asked me for a ride to his car. I drove him to his car, which turned out to be about 2 or 3 cars from mine. Before he got out of the car, he pulled a gun on me. He shot me at point blank range in the head and the stomach, and left in his car. I did not lose consciousness after this injury. I sat in my car for what seemed like a long period of time. I tried to start my car, but I could not do so, because I was in too much pain. My first thought was that I had been shot, but I convinced myself that was a preposterous idea. As a result, I convinced myself that my car had backfired into my stomach, and consequently I hit my head on the steering wheel. I managed to crawl out of my car. I was in a urban area w/ a lot of homes. It was late at night, so there was not much activity on the street. I managed to crawl out of my car, to the home closest to me. I rang the bell repeatedly. A woman came to the door, but, understandably was too frightened to open it. I must have been a scary sight. I attempted to crawl back to my car, convinced that I was not going to get any help. At no point during this episode did I lose consciousness. I was unable to make it to the car, and ended up lying down in this woman’s front yard. At some point the police arrived, and I told them the story about my car backfiring in my stomach. I’m sure that they had other thoughts, given my condition. They called an ambulance to take me to the hospital. My saving grace was that there were no exit wounds. The bullets are still in my body. I have since married, and have two children. My husband tries to be understanding, but it is difficult for him. We are seeing a therapist together. I am very lucky to be alive.

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