Family looks for justice after father shot while breaking up fight at gender reveal
“I do not know what it is prefer to get up with out him and I’ve for the final 8 days. I miss holding his palms,” Selene Colon instructed WESH 2 Information.Colon’s husband Joey, affectionately generally known as “Large Joe,” is recovering within the hospital after he was shot Sept. 5 on Valencia Palms Drive in Orange County.Colon was at his brother’s home when a battle broke out throughout his nephew’s gender reveal social gathering.”A battle broke out and my husband went to cease the battle after which after, whereas he was stopping the battle, somebody got here out of a automobile and simply shot into the gang and my husband was hit,” Colon mentioned.The Orange County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned the gunman fired a number of rounds and fled in a automobile. Colon’s son, an ICU nurse, noticed his dad go down.“He pulled him out and he began to compress the injuries, began telling everybody what to do,” Colon mentioned.The household drove the household patriarch to AdventHealth East Orlando. “It is the toughest factor in my life. I have been with him since I am 15 years previous, so 35 years we have been collectively and I do not know life with out him,” Colon mentioned.Joey Colon was transported to Orlando Regional Medical Middle.”He is an incredible, wonderful father. Wonderful husband brother, worker, everybody loves him,” Colon mentioned.She says her husband stays in essential situation with accidents to his kidney, pancreas and intestines.“He is struggling, he is struggling. He is in lots of ache. He is on a ventilator. He misplaced his spleen,” Colon mentioned.No arrests have been made and the household is simply hoping for justice.”If you already know one thing, say one thing. Do not maintain again as a result of this could possibly be your member of the family, somebody you like,” Colon mentioned.
“I do not know what it is prefer to get up with out him and I’ve for the final 8 days. I miss holding his palms,” Selene Colon instructed WESH 2 Information.
Colon’s husband Joey, affectionately generally known as “Large Joe,” is recovering within the hospital after he was shot Sept. 5 on Valencia Palms Drive in Orange County.
Colon was at his brother’s home when a battle broke out throughout his nephew’s gender reveal social gathering.
“A battle broke out and my husband went to cease the battle after which after, whereas he was stopping the battle, somebody got here out of a automobile and simply shot into the gang and my husband was hit,” Colon mentioned.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned the gunman fired a number of rounds and fled in a automobile.
Colon’s son, an ICU nurse, noticed his dad go down.
“He pulled him out and he began to compress the injuries, began telling everybody what to do,” Colon mentioned.
The household drove the household patriarch to AdventHealth East Orlando.
“It is the toughest factor in my life. I have been with him since I am 15 years previous, so 35 years we have been collectively and I do not know life with out him,” Colon mentioned.
Joey Colon was transported to Orlando Regional Medical Middle.
“He is an incredible, wonderful father. Wonderful husband brother, worker, everybody loves him,” Colon mentioned.
She says her husband stays in essential situation with accidents to his kidney, pancreas and intestines.
“He is struggling, he is struggling. He is in lots of ache. He is on a ventilator. He misplaced his spleen,” Colon mentioned.
No arrests have been made and the household is simply hoping for justice.
“If you already know one thing, say one thing. Do not maintain again as a result of this could possibly be your member of the family, somebody you like,” Colon mentioned.
