Look at My Face and Tell Me We Don't Need Gun Control

[JoeOtterbein]

Daily Beast

TIME TO GET REAL
A bullet from an assault-rifle hit me in the face at the Highland Park parade. When will it stop?

Lilli Martini
Published Jul. 05, 2022 8:01PM ET

This story contains graphic images

I’d been to the July 4 parade in Highland Park so many times. This time, I went with my cousin and her boyfriend, plus another 5-year-old cousin and her grandmother. We walked in the pets and children’s march that comes right before the main parade and then rushed to our seats in front of Walker Bros. pancake house to take it all in—like I had done almost every year of my life.

The ambulances and police vehicles that kick off the parade came by, then the marching band passed. That’s when we heard it: pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop. I thought it was fireworks until I saw people ducking. Then people started screaming and running and I felt something hit my face.

It actually didn’t hurt that much at first. To me, it felt like a BB pellet. But I jumped up and ran, holding my cousin’s little Yorkie, a bag with my wallet and keys, and my phone. I ended up tripping over a bike, I think, and I dropped my bag and the dog ran off. But I just kept going. I didn’t even want to look back.

I ran into a glass building where I saw a police officer, who gave me gauze. It wasn’t until I stopped running that I realized I was bleeding a lot, all over my clothes. I guess I was just kind of in shock, like everyone else.

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I have nothing to add but tears.

[cilla4progress]

1. Maybe it will help

if more of these graphic images are shown.

[crickets]

2. So close to being killed.

Just a tiny bit further to one side and there wouldn't have been much left of her face and head.

So much admiration for Lilli for sharing her story.

[Deuxcents]

3. I feel sick..

[Beachnutt]

4. Her Twitter page

https://mobile.twitter.com/h4ndcrushed/status/1544000280995438592

[JoeOtterbein]

6. Thanks!

For adding the pic!

[Rhiannon12866]

11. Good Grief!

[MerryBlooms]

5. She barely escaped death. Now she's shared her story and

Photo. Alex Jones, his cult, and the magat cult, will be stalking her, sending her death threats, doxing her family and friends. She will need protection. She's a warrior, who needs every agency to step up and give her and hers, safety against the shit that's about to rain down.

[JoeOtterbein]

7. Agreed.

She needs to be free from anymore harm.

[MerryBlooms]

9. Full on protection for her and all her immediate contacts.

She's in immediate danger from domestic terrorists.

[Mister Ed]

8. I've read that the scumbags are already calling her a "crisis actor" online. n/t

[MerryBlooms]

10. Of course. Next will be the terrorist promoting

Creepers like Tucker Carlson, Jones, Newsmax and OANN. Fox didn't really cover the tragedy this morning, totally focused on immigration. Not sure about the other two, was lucky we switched to non rw program at work after about an hour.

[Mr.Bill]

13. What a brave young woman.

I admire her courage.