Woman shot, her children's father says he's now 'stuck' with kids

theGRIO REPORT - Sunday night, shots rang out in the Grand Park neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida. Three people were shot and police say the suspect is still at large. Twenty-four-year-old Lanay Davis, a mother of two, was one of those shot and is currently recovering in the hospital...

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Sunday night, shots rang out in the Grand Park neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida.

Three people were shot and police say the suspect is still at large.

Twenty-four-year-old Lanay Davis, a mother of two, was one of those shot and is currently recovering in the hospital. She told News4Jax she feels “lucky to be alive.”

“Whoever it was, they just came up and went to shooting,” she said. “Everybody scattered.”

In what can best be described as a poor choice of words given the situation, David Stephens described how he is now “stuck” telling his kids about their mother’s condition.

Stephens has children with Davis.

“It’s just shocking news to find out that your children’s momma got shot,” Stephens told a reporter. “Then you gotta be stuck with your kids and hoping that she live.”

Watch the children’s father describe being ‘stuck’ below:

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Davis’ friend Charles McBride and another man, 39-year-old Jermaine Jackson were also shot. Davis and McBride were taken to the hospital in serious condition.

Watch the full report on the shooting in Jacksonville below:

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“I thought I was gonna die,” Davis said. “I was really scared for my life. I”m very thankful and blessed to be alive, because I could’ve died,” Davis said. “They told me last night when the bullet grazed my head, if it wasn’t for the weave I had on, that bullet would’ve hit me. I would’ve been dead.”

Crime and safety analyst Gil Smith said that the neighborhood has had problems with violence and crime and that part of the problem was a deep fear people have about “snitching” or talking to police.

“It’s deep. It’s a very deep fear, because they believe that they’re going to be found out,” Smith said.

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