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Title: Report: Father of 4 paralyzed in I-85 rest area shooting
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Charlotte Observer
URL Source: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/ne ... cal/crime/article47072415.html
Published: Nov 30, 2015
Author: Karen Sullivan
Post Date: 2015-11-30 19:30:14 by Bridge at Remagen
Keywords: None
Views: 623
Comments: 5
Report: Father of 4 paralyzed in I-85 rest area shooting Victim was shot in the back as he ran from restroom Police seek help identifying suspect in shooting at rest stop in Cabarrus Investigators want the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a shooting Saturday at a rest stop on southbound Interstate 85 in Cabarrus County. The injured man has been identified as 43-year-old Greg McKee, according to WBTV, the Observer’s news partner. In a statement sent to WBTV, McKee’s wife says that her husband, a father of four, was paralyzed from the waist down. According to the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office, McKee pulled into a rest area near Dale Earnhardt Boulevard/Exit 60 around 7:45 p.m. with his wife and two children. His family was waiting in their vehicle. As he washed his hands, two men approached. One stood on each side of him, and one of the men showed a gun, according to an investigator at the scene. As McKee ran from the restroom, he was shot in the back. The two men fled on foot. An image of one of the men believed to be responsible was captured in the vending area, the investigator said. In her statement, Terrie McKee writes that Greg was a father of four and that the family’s lives have been changed forever. “In a senseless, random act of violence, my husband’s life, and our entire family’s life, was forever changed,” McKee writes. “We are now forced to deal with the ramifications of my husband being paralyzed from the waist down. While we desperately want these two men brought to justice, it is our fervent prayer that somehow they will come to know the only way to fill the vacuum that is in their empty hearts is by a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. There is no other way. “Greg and I have 4 children, all of whom have special needs ranging from autism to ADHD and diabetes and chronic migraines. Ages are 21 (autism), 18, 17 and 5. Now we must deal with getting our home handicapped accessible and dealing with my husband’s daily living needs. I am a stay-at-home, homeschooling mother with chronic pain myself.” She ended her statement by saying, “The depth of the pain, heartache and financial burden these two men caused cannot be measured.” The Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help identifying the suspect on video and is offering a reward of up to $1,000. Call the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office at 704-920-3000 or, to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at www.cabarruscrimestoppers.com or at
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#1. To: All (#0)
No one marches for poor Mr. McKee
They get one they'll get the other. But then what?
I will pray for Greg McKee & his family, for his recovery, and for his family to be able to deal with their plight. As to the two perps, I only pray that God deals with them swiftly, & justly ! But, I am not going to pray for them to have a blessing. Some may say that I am not being a good Christian. Too bad! Si vis pacem, para bellum Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. There are no Carthaginian terrorists. “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.” - George S. Patton
Looks like a fine citizen, /sarc.
Si vis pacem, para bellum Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. There are no Carthaginian terrorists. “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.” - George S. Patton
#2. To: Bridge at Remagen (#0)
"An image of one of the men believed to be responsible was captured in the vending area, the investigator said."
#3. To: Bridge at Remagen (#0)
(Edited)
#4. To: Bridge at Remagen (#0)
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#5. To: hondo68 (#4)
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