A Chicago father is now out of the hospital and recovering at home after he was shot on the way to work by someone trying to take his car.
Leroy Dennis shared his story only with CBS 2’s Shardaa Gray and the 30-year-old said being able to see his wife and kids again, he’s grateful to be alive.“It’s a 50/50 chance of people making it and I’m one of the one’s who’s going to make it.”More than two weeks ago, Dennis says he was the victim of an attempted car-jacking. He was shot in the chest and the side, and in the hospital was breathing through a ventilator.
LeRoy Dennis was rushed here to Advocate Christ Medical Center on January 8, staying for more than 10 days. And he said the road to recovery is literally step by step.Although he’s back home, his wife Shanorah Dennis, says this whole ordeal has been emotionally draining. “To see him come out the hospital, it hurt me, because he was never supposed to have been there,” said Shanorah Dennis.
Being a family man, Dennis said he’s never looked for trouble adding that “I’m a truck driver, so I get down on the road and get to where I got to go.”MORE NEWS:The family said Leroy is the sole provider for his wife and children, so
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