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[Music] when it's time for her to pick up her son she steps out of her car and starts
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walking like dozens of other times that she's done this I'm halfway in between my vehicle and the door and this person
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comes running up from behind me shots are being fired I fell to the ground and the shooter stands over me
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and continues to try to shoot I felt my neck and then could see the the blood I opened the door I said are you okay and
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she said no I've been shot Nicole lenway Ford was shot and bleeding in the parking lot of familywise a Parenting
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Center the 33-year-old was no stranger to violence she worked as a forensic scientist for the Minneapolis Police
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Department and right after being shot she called 911 911 what is the address of the
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Emer she's barely breathing could barely say any words other than her name and I
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said get in the car Emily took over the 911 call I could see that there was blood coming out of her neck and
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followed the dispatcher's instructions they said put a jacket or something around her neck and I said
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yeah I have one right here within minutes First Responders arrived were you the one I called where's the
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victim the dramatic scene was captured on police body cameras Oh my God oh my God what's going on scared really scared
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now pressure in the neck she got shot in the arm as well she was in a lot of pain
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she was having a hard time breathing I just looked her in the eyes and I said Nikki we've got this we got this just
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stay with me I don't think we can ever recreate how powerful of a moment that was I just
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wanted her to know that she wasn't alone in this and if that was the only thing I
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could give to this poor girl like that that would mean something to me okay all right dear can you walk we're
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going to get outside we're going to go into the to the hospital all right one of the
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most surprising things about the video is that you had to walk to the ambulance I couldn't believe it were you
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aware of how badly injured you were I don't think so I think I was in shock maybe I didn't realize how bad it was
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try not to move your head left or right okay Nicole was loaded into the ambulance and soon lost Consciousness
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yet alongside the destruction there are miracles in this story good to see you again good to see
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you too almost exactly a year I know and you look so well thank you you been we asked for this one-of-a-kind reunion
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Emily Clancy who raced to help a stranger saving Nicole's life Nicole is now happily married and starting a new
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life we are expecting a baby congratulations I'm so happy for you thank [Music] you