{"id":121955,"date":"2024-11-04T12:25:51","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T05:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121955"},"modified":"2024-11-04T12:25:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T05:25:51","slug":"2-men-shot-in-vancouver-mall-thank-bystanders-for-help-say-theyre-grateful-to-be-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121955","title":{"rendered":"2 men shot in Vancouver mall thank bystanders for help, say they\u2019re grateful to be alive"},"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>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">VANCOUVER Wash. (KPTV) &#8211; The two men <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kptv.com\/2024\/11\/03\/suspect-arrested-shooting-vancouver-mall-that-killed-1-injured-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">injured in the shooting at the Vancouver Mall on Thursday<\/a> are at home, recovering from their injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cMy girls were unharmed because of their dads, so that was the best thing I could\u2019ve asked for,\u201d said Micaela Martin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Micaela Martin brought her family to the Vancouver Mall on Halloween, so her two young daughters could go trick-or-treating. Aside from her children, she was at the mall with her boyfriend, Brandon Leyrer and the father of her children, Daniel Martin. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">After loading up on candy, the family decided to grab a bite to eat at the food court. Around 7:30 p.m., a string of gunshots broke out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>RELATED:<\/b><\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-item | figure video | media-item-video pb-3 w-100\" data-video-asset=\"6511fffd-b846-4b37-be5f-dab104f03858\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption mt-1 px-1\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Police are searching for a suspect after one man was shot and killed, and two others injured at the Vancouver Mall on Thursday evening.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Micaela Martin was across the food court when the shots broke out. While many people were running toward the exits, she immediately thought about trying to get her family out of danger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cMy first thought was, I can\u2019t leave,\u201d she said. \u201cMy whole world is on the other side of the cafeteria.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Both men were injured in the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThey missed all the bones and everything, so thankfully there\u2019s seemingly no permanent damage,\u201d said Daniel Martin, who was shot in the foot. \u201cIt just hurts a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Brandon Leyrer was shot in the side, just below his ribs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThey\u2019re leaving the bullet in because it\u2019s too dangerous to take it out,\u201d Leyrer said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Despite their injuries, both Leyrer and Daniel Martin are thankful they both made it out alive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThat was a fear of mine,\u201d Leyrer said. \u201cRealizing that we were both hit and that we could both be gone and that Micaela could be left with no one. That scared me the entire time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Daniel Martin and Leyrer said law enforcement, mall security and other witnesses all helped with first aid as soon as possible. Daniel Martin, who works in the medical field, had help with applying a tourniquet to his leg to stop the bleeding. Leyrer, who was across the food court, had help from a witness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cA military man, he had dog tags on, he took his shirt off and helped put pressure on my wound and stayed with me until the paramedics got there and I really appreciate that a lot,\u201d Leyrer said. \u201cThank you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>SEE ALSO:<\/b><\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-item | figure video | media-item-video pb-3 w-100\" data-video-asset=\"71dc63dc-4eff-43a8-a791-0c325b5a0cdc\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption mt-1 px-1\"><span class=\"caption-text\">A family in Vancouver is distraught after their wagon was stolen from their home.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Micaela Martin said she hopes\u00a0to connect with other witnesses, to try and heal together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe\u2019re better together and we\u2019re better as a community,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to go through something like this and just because I was so close doesn\u2019t mean it wasn\u2019t affecting everybody else who was involved. There were hundreds of people there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">One person was killed in the shooting. Micaela Martin said her family watched the victim being shot multiple times, and her children, just 3 and 5 years old, have been traumatized.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gofund.me\/86811285\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Micaela Martin started a GoFundMe to raise money to help pay for therapy, medical bills and living expenses.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Vancouver police arrested a suspect on Saturday, who was identified as 32-year-old Travis Ward. Ward was booked at the Clark County Jail and is facing one count of first-degree murder and two counts of first-degree assault. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Ward is due in court at 1:30 p.m. on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\"><i>Copyright 2024 KPTV-KPDX. 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