Highland Park parade shooting victim reunites with Good Samaritan who helped her survive

HIGHLAND PARK, Unwell. — Cathartic tears of pleasure streamed down the face of Liz Roberts Turnipseed when she was reunited with Brad Hokin, the one that first got here to her support after being shot.

“It is so good to fulfill you…once more,” Turnipseed mentioned.

Turnipseed was certainly one of a number of gunshot victims who survived the mass capturing on the 4th of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois. Seven others had been left useless that day.

“I simply bear in mind laying there and saying out loud after it had been so quiet, I felt like I simply needed to break it and yell ‘assist, I am shot,’” mentioned Turnipseed.

Brad Hokin had attended the Highland Park 4th of July parade for 52 years earlier than that fateful day.

“I got here up and I wasn’t positive what I used to be going to see and I noticed a girl down,” Hokin mentioned. “She had been shot behind the leg and I attempted to consolation her.”

Turnipseed was shot within the pelvis and nonetheless has bullet shrapnel in her left leg. She expressed gratefulness that Hokin got here to her support when she wanted it most.

“His face and him coming to me and telling me I used to be going to be okay and that he was there with me was simply big,” mentioned Turnipseed.

Hokin stayed with Turnipseed and comforted her till medical assist arrived. Each Turnipseed and Hokin mentioned they’ve psychological trauma due to the incident, however credited the neighborhood of Highland Park for serving to them proceed on.

“They will be moments the place it simply hits me. Like, I will be driving and simply out of the blue, it simply catches you off guard,” says Hokin.

“It is arduous, however I believe the neighborhood has made it a lot simpler,” mentioned Turnipseed.

“It was Highland Park and all of the individuals in the neighborhood coming collectively and taking good care of one another,” mentioned Hokin.