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A Georgia mother who lost her father to gun murder last year nearly perished under similar circumstances last month when she was caught in gunfire while riding in a Lyft. In an interview with FOX 5 Atlanta, the woman, who did not give her name, said she believed God intervened to keep her alive after the near-fatal shooting on June 10.
She also showered praise on her Lyft driver for coming to her aid despite being caught in the gunfire. “I had to pick up my belongings from the homicide department because nobody counted on my making it,” she said. “God is real. I wouldn’t be here with my kids today if God wasn’t real.”
The DeKalb County mother said the shooting happened on her way home from work, and she saw two guys arguing in automobiles after her chauffeur stopped at the front gate of the apartment complex. She stated that the two people’s verbal altercation gave her a “really bad” feeling.
“Next thing you know, we hear gunshots,” she recalled. “The three [bullets] hit his car, two hit me. The wig I had on stopped one, and one landed in my head. I have a bullet in my head right now.”
She also thanked her chauffeur for his bravery in rushing to her rescue amid the crossfire. “He came around the car and got out of his car, even though bullets were still flying.” “He could’ve been hit, but he held my hand and tried to keep me conscious until the ambulance arrived,” she explained.
Though doctors were unsuccessful at removing the bullet lodged in her head, she said it did not hit her brain. “I’m thankful for him, I’m thankful for God. I pray every day,” she said.
The shooting survivor told FOX 5 Atlanta that she hopes people resort to resolving issues without senselessly involving guns. “My dad wasn’t in a bad neighborhood,” she said. “My dad was working on someone’s car. My message to people is: Things can be resolved without guns.”
The DeKalb County police are currently investigating the shooting, and arrests are yet to be made.
