{"id":121610,"date":"2024-11-03T14:04:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-03T07:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121610"},"modified":"2024-11-03T14:04:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T07:04:11","slug":"illinois-shooting-survivor-defies-the-odds-after-taking-bullet-to-the-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121610","title":{"rendered":"Illinois shooting survivor defies the odds after taking bullet to the brain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/leslie-reeves-illinois-chris-smith-bobby-tarr-first-date-ended-in-horror-both-were-shot-one-survived\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Leslie Reeves<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/tiki-the-dog-illinois-man-chris-smith-gunshot\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Smith<\/a><\/span> were shot during their first date. Only Smith survived. A look at how he defied the odds to make a remarkable recovery.<\/p>\n<h2>The scene of the crime<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img alt=\"reeves-crime-scene.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/01\/43aed3a8-743a-40d3-9b91-037be5dfdffa\/thumbnail\/620x349\/3f3779b3a073e0ce734fa1d3b5294287\/reeves-crime-scene.jpg?v=379420b9063a2aadbcd559df18e2d1ae 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/01\/43aed3a8-743a-40d3-9b91-037be5dfdffa\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/71acec6de6d2198ae411e74b9c750d16\/reeves-crime-scene.jpg?v=379420b9063a2aadbcd559df18e2d1ae 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">The exterior of Chris Smith&#8217;s Farmersville, Illinois, home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Illinois State Police<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the night before Thanksgiving 2021, Smith went on a first date with a woman named Leslie Reeves. The morning after, first responders found Smith in his Farmersville, Illinois, home with a bullet lodged in his brain. Reeves was dead.<\/p>\n<h2>Shooting victim in a coma<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/01\/248fc6b5-c17e-42fe-9aa2-4125299b89c8\/thumbnail\/620x775\/9975d7c5486c534839c13b91a5d669bc\/reeves-smith-coma.jpg?v=379420b9063a2aadbcd559df18e2d1ae#\" alt=\"Chris Smith \" height=\"775\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/01\/248fc6b5-c17e-42fe-9aa2-4125299b89c8\/thumbnail\/620x775\/9975d7c5486c534839c13b91a5d669bc\/reeves-smith-coma.jpg?v=379420b9063a2aadbcd559df18e2d1ae 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/01\/248fc6b5-c17e-42fe-9aa2-4125299b89c8\/thumbnail\/1240x1550\/48012e402abad5b3b7d38a342ff865f2\/reeves-smith-coma.jpg?v=379420b9063a2aadbcd559df18e2d1ae 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">Chris Smith was placed in a medically induced coma after brain surgery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Chris Smith<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>EMTs rushed Smith to a hospital where he underwent brain surgery and was placed in a medically induced coma.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"newsletter_signup \">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-newsletter-widget embed--float-none embed--size-large embed--type-iframe\" data-ads=\"{\" wordcount=\"\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>A bullet lodged in his brain<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img alt=\"Chris Smith brain X-ray \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/01\/51157c03-69f5-4305-99b1-bec3c813a3ce\/thumbnail\/620x349\/e1f7f86b2a3248dff8ee8d3254c8af62\/reeves-smith-bullet-xray.jpg?v=379420b9063a2aadbcd559df18e2d1ae 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/01\/51157c03-69f5-4305-99b1-bec3c813a3ce\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/af92271bc0a630a3011f9bf935cb0283\/reeves-smith-bullet-xray.jpg?v=379420b9063a2aadbcd559df18e2d1ae 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">An X-ray shows a bullet fragment in Chris Smith&#8217;s brain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Chris Smith<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fragments of the bullet remained in Smith&#8217;s brain. His doctors say that to retrieve the bullet could risk causing further damage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Family support<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img alt=\"Sharon Costanza and Chris Smith \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/01\/ce48f157-f0e2-4840-ac9d-fd0fdb6831e5\/thumbnail\/620x349\/518bcc6f29f23dc2569aafb3347051e2\/reeves-smith-mom.jpg?v=379420b9063a2aadbcd559df18e2d1ae 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/01\/ce48f157-f0e2-4840-ac9d-fd0fdb6831e5\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/626bdc7b0527e775302c946e9d89dacd\/reeves-smith-mom.jpg?v=379420b9063a2aadbcd559df18e2d1ae 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">Sharon                  Costanza with her son Chris Smith during his hospitalization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Chris Smith<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Smith&#8217;s mother, Sharon Costanza, and sister, Ashli Holcomb, sat by his side during his recovery. Doctors told them chances were very low that Smith would return to his previous level of functioning.<\/p>\n<h2>No memory<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img alt=\"Chris Smith \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/01\/4f587914-e934-4cc4-bffd-49698b943710\/thumbnail\/620x349\/701758216e13233d243bc8e9fd264087\/chris-smith.jpg?v=379420b9063a2aadbcd559df18e2d1ae 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/01\/4f587914-e934-4cc4-bffd-49698b943710\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/216308a7721286ebc323e74929a45a60\/chris-smith.jpg?v=379420b9063a2aadbcd559df18e2d1ae 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">Chris Smith shares his story with &#8220;48 Hours.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In January 2022, \u00a0Smith woke from his coma and asked where he was and what had happened. He remembered nothing from the night of the shooting. He had no memory of his date with Reeves, even though he&#8217;d been talking on the phone and messaging with her two weeks before the shooting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>A poor prognosis<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img alt=\"Dr. Victor Williams \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/01\/f629c76d-5388-4775-922a-f95c5cb95ebf\/thumbnail\/620x349\/118f807b1ca6e5758cdecd086d8e1a60\/reeves-smith-doctor.jpg?v=379420b9063a2aadbcd559df18e2d1ae 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/01\/f629c76d-5388-4775-922a-f95c5cb95ebf\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/1cc1c9d092b3d4835c47056b48dfcf77\/reeves-smith-doctor.jpg?v=379420b9063a2aadbcd559df18e2d1ae 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">Dr. Victor Williams, Chris Smith&#8217;s\u00a0 neurosurgeon, talks with &#8220;48 Hours&#8221; correspondent Erin Moriarty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Due to Smith&#8217;s injuries, his neurosurgeon, Dr. Victor Williams, told Smith he likely would not be able to walk again. \u00a0Williams and his team were dedicated to doing everything they could to aid Chris&#8217; recovery.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>A life forever changed<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img alt=\"Chris Smith \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/01\/3dd2fa5a-c782-43a6-a2b3-2b060cb6a9a6\/thumbnail\/620x349\/a357049a7a04fdb6d9508115fa7edbcf\/reeves-smith-porch.jpg?v=379420b9063a2aadbcd559df18e2d1ae 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/01\/3dd2fa5a-c782-43a6-a2b3-2b060cb6a9a6\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/a07e7155e1f87952dcc2ff82db98ef5b\/reeves-smith-porch.jpg?v=379420b9063a2aadbcd559df18e2d1ae 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">Chris Smith<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Smith&#8217;s left leg is partially paralyzed from his hip to his knee. From his knee to his toes, he is completely paralyzed.After he left the hospital, he had to move back in with his mother.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Regaining his strength<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img alt=\"Chris Smith \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/01\/df7f781b-f316-4966-9e9e-436d4835a32c\/thumbnail\/620x349\/085c76bb3bb78390275c9fa10c30a9b8\/reeves-smth-gym.jpg?v=379420b9063a2aadbcd559df18e2d1ae 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/01\/df7f781b-f316-4966-9e9e-436d4835a32c\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/5ced21cbcdd12f2522e3ba53015f7eac\/reeves-smth-gym.jpg?v=379420b9063a2aadbcd559df18e2d1ae 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">After intense physical therapy, Chris Smith has made incredible strides. He&#8217;s much stronger than when he awoke from a coma, but he discovered there are gaps in his memory<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Most days, Smith goes to the gym and works on regaining his strength so that someday he&#8217;ll be able to walk without assistance.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>A survivor<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/01\/0508644d-6d22-429c-b32e-933412c50b05\/thumbnail\/620x858\/c44f31dd76c17b82827ed80a568160c2\/reeves-smith-michelle.jpg?v=379420b9063a2aadbcd559df18e2d1ae#\" alt=\"Chris Smith and Michelle Albrecht \" height=\"858\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/01\/0508644d-6d22-429c-b32e-933412c50b05\/thumbnail\/620x858\/c44f31dd76c17b82827ed80a568160c2\/reeves-smith-michelle.jpg?v=379420b9063a2aadbcd559df18e2d1ae 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/01\/0508644d-6d22-429c-b32e-933412c50b05\/thumbnail\/1240x1716\/3b9abc1fff48f34aaec3eace57c2d2d6\/reeves-smith-michelle.jpg?v=379420b9063a2aadbcd559df18e2d1ae 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">&#8220;She&#8217;s my angel,&#8221; Chris Smith says of Michelle Albrecht.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Chris Smith<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Smith says he is determined to hold on tight to his new lease on life. He is back singing with his rock band. And he proposed to his fiance\u00e9, Michelle Albrecht.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>New aspirations<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img alt=\"Chris Smith \" height=\"357\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/01\/6fe36654-70ab-49bd-a2f7-9c1a558c5c90\/thumbnail\/620x357\/a606200fcc7bb4323b2903581fd28ef7\/smith-singing.png?v=379420b9063a2aadbcd559df18e2d1ae 1x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">Chris Smith is back as the lead singer with his rock band.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8216;Smith hopes to become a motivational speaker and has his own<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrissmithmotivatingyou.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> website<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>A miracle recovery<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img alt=\"Sharon Costanza and Chris Smith \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/01\/4a0fc1fd-afc4-44da-baef-d5b9c933c24b\/thumbnail\/620x349\/f1cd9d9011e795b050d8b26871007e30\/reeves-smith-sharon4.jpg?v=379420b9063a2aadbcd559df18e2d1ae 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/01\/4a0fc1fd-afc4-44da-baef-d5b9c933c24b\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/b61857a311d6589d465fa156c98767c1\/reeves-smith-sharon4.jpg?v=379420b9063a2aadbcd559df18e2d1ae 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t know how he did make it. I don&#8217;t understand how he did. He&#8217;s a miracle,&#8221; \u00a0Sharon Costanza says of Chris Smith.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Smith&#8217;s mother says his recovery is nothing short of a miracle.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- tags --><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/chris-smith-illinois-shooting-survivor-defies-odds-after-taking-bullet-to-the-brain\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leslie Reeves and Chris Smith were shot during their first date. 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