‘I felt the heat from the first bullet,’ Oklahoma woman survives dangerous ambush

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – It was a snowy day in March and Tara Currin wrapped up work for the day at Integris Baptist Medical Center. 

She had no thought she was about to be ambushed.

“I felt the heat from the first bullet and maybe a poke from the second, but nothing else after,” stated Currin. 

Oklahoma City Police Department officers acknowledged Currin’s ex-boyfriend, Robert Harrison, was mendacity in wait, armed with a gun. 

“I see anger, and I know that I [have] got to try to get away,” stated Currin. 

Currin was shot eight instances. Six of these bullets lodged into her abdomen, two in her thigh. 

She underwent seven hours of surgical procedure and was given eleven models of blood. 

Incredibly, she survived, and her motivation to reside was her mother.

“I knew I had to fight with everything because I didn’t want her to bury her only child,” stated Currin. “And that was the hardest for me.” 

Today, Currin is on the highway to bodily and emotional restoration.

“It went from him being just the person that I wanted to be with, and now you’re fighting for your life against this person,” stated Currin. “It’s just like watching a movie. But I am the movie.”

Now, Currin hopes her story serves as a cautionary story for others.

“My mother loved him, and I actually brought him to my home,” stated Currin. “I had never done that before.” 

Just just a few months in the past, Currin thought she had met the man of her desires. The couple went on holidays collectively and talked about the future.

“He bought me things,” stated Currin. “The relationship was a lot different than my previous.” 

After just a few months, the fairytale emotions start to fade. Currin acknowledged Harrison turned possessive.

“He would accuse me of cheating,” stated Currin. “[That] starts to weigh you down. Sometimes, emotional is way worse than physical for sure.”

Feeling uneasy, Currin broke issues off in January of this yr. She received a sufferer’s protecting order in February.

“He carried a gun a lot, and that was what did it for me because I didn’t know what he would do,” stated Currin. 

The following month, her worst nightmare got here true.

“We didn’t speak. And then the next thing I know, I’m coming out of the building after work, and there he is,” stated Currin. 

Five months after the capturing, Tara is returning to normalcy.

She instructed KFOR she stays busy to maintain from re-living the moments she virtually died. 

Currin solely agreed to take a seat down with Channel Four, hoping somebody would profit from her story.

“I want to be able to sit across from a woman and say, ‘I understand what you’re going through and understand what they’re going through,’” stated Currin. “There are times when I’m mad, but then I stop being mad because I’m so blessed.” 

Currin stated the capturing not solely gave her new life, however she’s going to high school subsequent January to turn into a sufferer advocate.

Harrison faces complaints of capturing with intent to kill, amongst different prices. He’s anticipated to look earlier than a decide for a preliminary listening to subsequent month.