First Victim Of Kalamazoo Mass Shooter Speaks Of Recovery, Forgiveness
DETROIT (WWJ) - A woman who survived the mass shooting in Kalamazoo is speaking for the first time since the attack.
Tiana Carruthers says she's suffering physically, mentally, and emotionally.
"Just being 25, and you know, being in a wheel chair ... just trying to walk," said Carruthers through tears, "I put a smile on my face every day like I'm trying to be the same person I was but that is entirely impossible."
Carruthers was the first of eight people shot-at-random on February 20. She suffered multiple gunshot wounds. "I was shot four times," says Carruthers. "My arm has been completely reconstructed - I probably won't have full range of my arm. I still have a bullet lodged into my liver."
Carruthers saying that she's focused on recovery, not hate, but wonders 'why' this happened.
"For some reason ... I do not, I do not hate him. I don't hate him at all and I ask myself every day, 'why I don't hate this man?' I feel ... I feel like I should, you know, but I don't and sometimes I get angry with myself because I don't."
Uber driver Jason Dalton allegedly attacked complete strangers between taxi fares. Six people were killed that day.
Dalton awaits trial on murder charges and two attempted murder charges.