Selena Spurlock is navigating life in a new way after the 41-year-old said her ex-boyfriend arrived at their home in King William County after a night of drinking last November.
SURVIVAL.A LOCAL WOMAN WHO WAS SHOT INTHE FACE BY AN EX-BOYFRIEND - ISSPEAKING OUTTONIGHT ABOUT THE DANGERS OFDOMESTIC VIOLENCE.<MOVE TO MIDDLE MORE THAN 12-MILLION PEOPLE ARE VICTIMS OFVIOLENCE BY A PARTNER EACH YEARIN THE UNITED STATES.THAT ACCORDING TO A STUDY DONEBY THE C-D-C.<MOVE TO RIGHTNEW AT 11...OUR BRENDAN KINGTALKS TO THE MOTHER OF TWO ABOUTTHE NIGHT SHE THOUGHT SH EWAS GOING TO DIE...AND HOWSHE'S RE-LEARNING HOW TO LIVELIFE -BLIND.AND SHE SHARESHER MESSAGE FOR THOSE IN ABUSIVERELATIONSHIPS.I BASICALLY FEEL FOR EVERYTHINGAT 41 YEARS OLDAND LISTEN SELENA SPURLOCKNAVIGATES LIFE INA NEW WAY I KNOW THAT'S STARTBECAUSEIT'S A DIFFEERNT TEXTURE LASTNOVEMBER - THE MOTHER OF TWOSAYS HER EX-BOYFRIEND MARCUSHOLMAN ARRIVED AT THEIRHOME IN KING WILLIAM COUNTYAFTER A NIGHT OF DRINKINGWHEN HE CAME HOME I JUST DIDN'TWANT TO DEAL WITH SO I TOLD HIMI WASN'T LETTING HIM IN WHEHN EWOULDN'T LEAVE - SHE CALLS NON-EMERGENCY.
AND WITHIN SECONDSSHE SAYS HE SHOTAT THE BATHROOM WINDOW WITH ASHOTGUN I FLEW BACK, I HAD ALOUD RINGING INMY EAR.MY DAUGHTER WAKESUP COMES RUNNING IN SCREAMING.I GRAB THE TOWELBEFORE SHE RUNS IN AND RWAPS MYFACE UP BECAUSE I FEEL BLOODRUNNING DOWN MY FACE PARAMEDICSRUSH HER TO A HELICOPTER THATFLEW HER TO VCUMEDICAL ENCTER WHERE SHE SPENDSA WEEK IN THE ICU.THE BLAST BROKE HER NOSE ANDINJURED HER HAND.SOME PELLETSSTILL LODGED IN HERFACE...LEVAINGHER BLIND WHEN HE SHOT ME IJUST PRAYEDTHAT GOD KEEP ME HERE FOR MYKIDS.BECAUSE I WASN'T SURE I WOULDSURVIVE OR NOT.BASICALLY BRAILLE IS MADE UP OFSIXDOTS NOW SPURLOCK LEARNS HOWTOLIVE AGAIN DOT 2 IS B, DOT 3IS CHOW TO READ, COOK, AND WALK THISIS THE EDGE, BUT YOUREBASICALLY SUPPOSED TO USE ASWIPING MOTIONI ASK SPURLOCK - WHAT IS THEHARDEST PART OF HER NEW LIFENOT BEING ABLE TO SEE MY KIDSGROW UP, I MEAN I CAN PHYSICALLYFEEL HOW THEY'RE GROWING BUT NOTBEING ABLE TO VISUALLY SEE THEM,OR IF I'M GOING TO HAVEGRANDKIDS.OR IF IM GOING TO GETMARRIED, OR IF THY'ERE GOING TOGET MARRIED.THAT'S THEHARDEST HOLMAN'S ATTORNEY,BRENTJACKSON TOLD ME ON THURSDAY THATHIS CLIENTS I APOLOGETIC, ANDCLAIMS HE WAS NOT AWARE THATSPURLOCK WAS AT THE WINDOW ANDDID NOT INTEND TO INJURE HER.YOU CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCEBETWEEN THE GRASS AND CONCRETESHE SAYS HOLMAN HURT HER BEFORE-AND SHOULD HAVE LEFT THERELATIONSHIP BEFORE HE CHANGEDHER FOREVER HEFOPULLY SOMEONEWILL SEE MY STORY AND ENCOURAGETHEM TO LEAVE.ANY KIND OF ABUSE, WHETHERTHAT'S VERBAL, MENTAL, PHYSICAL,ALL OF THEM AFFECT YOU.YOU JUST HAVE TO KNOW YOUR WORTHAND WALK AWAY BRENDAN KINGMARCUS HOLMAN WAS CHARGED WITHMALICIOUS WOUNDI NGAND SEVERALGUN CHARGES.RIGHT NOW HE'S SITTING IN JAILAWAITGINTRIAL.HE'S DUE BACK IN COURT INAUGUST.WORKING FOR YOU INRICHMOND IM BK CBS SIX NEWS.
A mother of two who survived a gunshot to the face warned others about staying in violent domestic relationships.