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New hope: Homeless shooting victim reunited with his dog

He thought his dog was dead for two and a half months

New hope: Homeless shooting victim reunited with his dog

He thought his dog was dead for two and a half months

WEBVTT rt>> YEAH.HERE'S MY BABY.SHEREE: IT'S HARD TO TELL WrtHO'SHAPPIER TO BE BACK TOGETHERAGAIN.I THOUGHT YOU WAS DEAD GIRL.rtSHEREE: WILLIAM KOCH, OR HIBEST FRIEND, LITTLE CANDY GIRL.WrtE'VE BEEN TOGETHER SINCE2011.I FOUND HER ON THE SIDE OF THEROAD.SHE COULD FIT IN THE PALM OF MYHAND.JUST A LITTLE BITTY BABY WASN'TYA?SHEREErt EARLIER THIS YEAR,WILLIAM FELL ON HARD TIMES,AFTER CARING FOR HIS PARENTS.HIS MOM DIED DAD HAD TO GO INTOA NURSING HOME AND THE TEMP JOBSWEREN'T CALLING ANYMORE.HE LOST HIS HOME BUT WASN'TABOUT TO LOSE HIS rtDOG.AND, SHE WAS THE FAMILY DOG.AND I WON'T GET RID OF HER.LIKE I TOLD THEM, I'LL SLEEPUNDER A BRIDGE WITH HER ANDTHAT'S WHAT Irt'VE BEEN DOING.SHEREE: BUT IN JULY WHEN A MANWALKED INTO HIS CAMPSITE ANDOPENED FIRE, HITTING WILLIAM 8TIMES HE THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD ANDSO WAS CANDY.>>rt THE ONLY THING I SEEN WAS MYLIFE FLASH IN FRONT OF MY FACE.THEN HE STARTED SHOOTING AT MYDOG.I FELT DEFENSELESS.I COULDN'T EVEN SAVE MY DOG.I COULDN'T EVEN HELP MY DOG.SHEREE:rt THREE SURGERIES LATERAND AFTER SPENDING WEEKS IN THEHOSPITAL, THINKING HE LOSTEVERYTHING.A CINCINNATI DETECTIVE HAD ASURPRISE.rt>> THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MYLIFE GETTING MY BABY BACK.HERE I THOUGHT FOR 2.5 MONTHSSHE WAS DEAD.SHEREE: TWO FRIENDS RE-UNITED,AND NEW HOPE FOR WrtILLIAM THATHIS LUCK IS CHANGING.>> HOPEFULLY SOMEBODY MIGHT SEETHIS STORY AND TRY TO HELP MSHEREE:rt RIGHT NOW WILLIAM IS ONA LIST FOR HOUSING, LOOKING FORWORK.
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New hope: Homeless shooting victim reunited with his dog

He thought his dog was dead for two and a half months

For two and a half months, a homeless Cincinnati man thought his dog was dead. And that may have been worse than being shot eight times.He describes his joy at being reunited with his furry pal thanks to a detective and his hope for the future in the video above.

For two and a half months, a homeless Cincinnati man thought his dog was dead. And that may have been worse than being shot eight times.

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He describes his joy at being reunited with his furry pal thanks to a detective and his hope for the future in the video above.