Again, thank everybody for being here.
I appreciate the community and everybody
stepping up to to be there for the family.
I'd like to just kind of reiterate the
statement that was released last night.
Our appreciation and and deep,
deep thanks to all the responders who
were on scene helped everybody out and
the excellent staff here at Maine Medical
who basically saved my kids liv.
They they may not be here if
it wasn't for them.
They say they're just doing their jobs but.
I think we all know that it's is
more than that it's it's really
important work that they do and
we have a lot to be thankful fo.
As for conditions, I'm doing go.
I I just received a broken fing.
So thankfully I'm able to kind e
there for the kids and focus on them.
Justin was discharged a few days
ago he he was shot in the back d
had some significant tissue dame
and stuff to his his back.
But he is recovering.
The doctors say everybody is jut
recovering far above what they expected.
So he's he's doing good.
He's meeting with outpatient providers
and getting care at home.
Paige is still here.
She is again making fantastic strides.
They they removed her final
chest tube today and if that
lung continues to behave itself,
she should be able to stay off
of that and hopefully will be
coming home soon as well so.
Any any thoughts and prayers
there to to make sure that happs
for it would be much appreciated
yeah. And that's you know we're we're
thankful again for the communities and
everybody coming through and just glad
that we're here to to be able to talk to
you all too. So what are the
doctors saying about pages
we're not really
sure it's it's going to be a
lengthy 1 She's she she had a lf
internal damage she's got a lot.
Surgery, incisions and stuff
that are going to have to heal.
She had again, I mean there was just so
many internal organs that were damaged.
So she's, she's got a kind
of a long road ahead of her.
Justin is looking at, he's got,
he's got a device that's keepins
wound clean and healthy and thee
looking at potentially 90 days n
that and then you know how how s
wound heals will kind of determ.
Where he goes on,
on the path to getting back to normal.
So
no, she is, she is in a regular
medical surgical ward. She's st.
She is, she's she's been
reverting back to her old self.
I mean, the day after she was sl
intubated and she was writing notes and,
you know, given, given everybod.
What for So But yeah her her
spirits are really good.
She's she's been amazing.
She's fought super hard and shes
excited to to be able to go home
and and be with everybody at ho.
So people are
posting online about Paige the e
of person she is. How sweet she.
How thoughtful she is. Yeah.
Can you tell us a little bit abt
Paige? She is she's amazing.
She's she's array.
I mean you know she that the fay
always jokes about, you know.
Kind of being mean to each other and,
you know, telling them to go to hell,
that kind of stuff.
But she she is, she's awesome.
You know, she she's well
liked everywhere she goes.
And it's, it's wouldn't be
the same without her. So you
said Justin had a wound to the .
Yep. And excuse me if this has
been answered before, it's OK.
Paige was shot in the lower side and back
and it kind of just traversed throughout.
Her body bouncing around off of stuff.
So but as far as we know it was
just the one bullet that hit
her and caused that damage. What
kind of future care once you
have they given you an ETA?
Is it going to be weeks or days? They
haven't really said that's today
is kind of a pivotal day there,
you know with the removal of tht
final chest tube and we're waitg
for the doctors to come in and
see and kind of give us some,
you know, a prognosis on.
When she may be released and wht
what the steps going forward ar?
So there's been an outpouring of
support for the community $1000 raised
fund fee. Yep. What can
you tell us just about how
the community support for you ad
your family has been to you all?
Amazing. Overwhelming so many oe
different establishments in town
the local rummage sale at the school.
Donated proceeds to one
of their entrance fees.
Annabella's Cafe in Richmond has taken up
a collection and collected a lot of money.
And obviously the Go Fund Me has been,
you know, overwhelming with
everybody's support there.
One of our neighbors who lives in New
Hampshire was so gracious and reached
out and gave us support as well.
So and more than we could ever hope for.
I was, yeah. I was driving,
Paige was beside me in the passr
seat and Justin was in the back
seat behind Page. What do you
think? When the windows
all started happening?
Not really sure if we it
was just so unexpected.
I mean, just driving down to get
some groceries at the local groy
store and started hearing some s
and we weren't sure what it was.
And then the back window explodd
and I kind of heard more.
Obviously we're gunshots.
And I was like, I knew what that was.
So I accelerated until I
couldn't hear him anymore,
pulled the car over and just tried to do
everything I could to help my kids. So
he was in the back.
We're not sure where he was.
We we don't know.
We've heard multiple theories,
but that's all they are.
We didn't see anything.
We didn't hear anything other
than the the gunshots and the te
windows exploding in the car, s.
I I know they did and I mean it
seemed like it was forever just
because it was such a intense moment.
But yeah, they they got there and the
police were there first and they were,
they were amazing.
Yarmouth Police, so, so awesome.
I'm not sure of his name,
but one of them rode with
Paige and the ambulance,
they got her off scene 1st and
was with her the whole time
until she got here and just
made sure she was doing okay.
So the details
of this day unfolded later,
obviously. Yeah. Wrapped up in
your own rural down in Yarmouth.
And then you learn what this person has
done. So I was down in your are.
Great, great. What goes through
your mind now when you think abt
what he did? Yeah, yeah.
There's a lot of questions that have to be
answered about what happened and you know,
how how he was released in that condition.
I don't really know much. I mea,
I've never heard his name before that day.
So that just the the irony that
what he did before shooting
on the highway is like 2 1/2,
three miles from our house and then we're
there and he's there at the same time.
Just a coincidence that nobody can explain.
No, no idea.
I'm not sure. There's just so
much right now. I don't know.
I mean we've heard excuses abou,
you know what his. Intentions w,
but that doesn't make sense.
So I'm not really sure yet.
Yeah. My father passed away.
It was Monday night.
So yeah, I'm sorry. Do you think
this has something to do with
that? I'm not sure.
I mean, he he'd been, you know,
in kind of declining health for.
Several months and you know it
just again that the coincidence
of the timing is is just so
hard to hard to understand.
You know, I know you know was
it's it's good that he's there
you know with with his his sistr
and our mother you know and
he's not in pain anymore and
that's that's what we're happy
for. How are you and the familyd
of coping with all of this trauma. Day
by day, minute by minute, right,
you know I'm until like until Pe
is home and you know we can kind
of process everything together.
There's there's no real moment
beyond the next half an hour da.
You know we we know we've got a lot to
deal with and you know we're we're all
open to you know dealing with t.
But first priority is getting
everybody home and together
maybe we have time for one more
question get a lot of support fm
friends and family and two are standing
by. Yes, of course.
Say anything about just the the reliance
and support is having friends. Yeah. Yeah.
No, I mean we couldn't have gone through
it without Haley.
I mean she's she's been amazing.
She's been Iraq here
supporting everybody as well.
And Seth has been outstanding ad
you know helping me set this upd
just kind of fielding all the te
overwhelming stuff on on social media,
it's just it's a lot.
And I again, I couldn't have
done it without these guys as
well so. No. As a dad.
One more question. Just as a da.
I'm a dad too You're putting on
a brave face between every dad
wants to but it has to be an
incredibly difficult situation r
you and the rest of the family.
I mean you're holding up. Yeah e
are you know. I mean obviously you know
as a dad you're you're angry yoe
excited that they're they're dog
better you know and then of coue
we're we're we're sad about our father
and it's just such a such a range of.
Different in emotions,
you know we're happy that they're doing
well but again you know 5 minuts
down the way we're sad because f
our father and their grandfathe.
So it's it's a lot you know and
we're we're just doing the best
we can to get through.