Wife of man shot, paralyzed testifies

CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. — A local woman testified about the night her husband was shot at an Interstate 85 rest stop in Cabarrus County.

[First witness takes stand in trial for man accused of shooting father of 4]

Terrell Thomas is on trial for robbing and shooting Gregory McKee.

[Jury selection begins for man accused of shooting, paralyzing father]

The 2015 shooting left the father of four paralyzed.

McKee's wife told the jury on Monday that doctors told her the bullet hit her husband's vertebrae and caused irreparable damage to his spinal cord.

She remembered collapsing and crying when they told her he'd never walk again.

Because of concerns that Thomas has ties to a gang, anyone attending the trial will have to show identification or have special permission from the judge.

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