The chilling moment a man realized he had been shot
By Rachael Perry
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RIVIERA BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — Anthony Evans was driving to work when he says a man ran out in front of his truck and tried forcing him out of his vehicle. Seconds later, Evans told WPBF 25 News he was rushing himself and his coworker to the hospital after they were both shot.
Evans is just one of five people who were shot in what officials say was a mass shooting in Riviera Beach. It happened on March 16 in the Azure Estates Community on Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard. According to police, the suspect, Terrell Gibson, then ran into the road and shot three more people as they were driving by, including Evans and his coworker.
Hear in his own words the moment he realized he had been shot and what he remembers from that night here.
Evans and his coworker are both recovering and doing much better.
He told WPBF 25 News he grew up in Riviera Beach and at one point served seven years in prison. After being released, he started R.O.U.T.E (Redirecting Offenders Unemployed to Employment) and focuses on helping at-risk youth avoid the path to incarceration.
“These things have to change. We can no longer glorify that type of behavior. So who else is best to talk to them than someone who’s been there? I must say that I’ve been there. I’ve done that. I’ve got the T-shirt. We need to come together as adults, as parents, and put forth the effort to give these kids an alternative to crime, to violence,” Evans told WPBF.
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