Louisville woman shot 5 times thanks first responders for saving her life in heartfelt reunion
The victim of a Louisville shooting who is now recovering in the hospital got the chance to thank the first responders who saved her life.
Lyndsey Hopkins was shot five times on April 13 in front of her Portland home. She has been in the hospital since, and one month after, her mother told WLKY she wanted to thank the first responders who helped her daughter.
Monday night, the mother and daughter duo got to do that.
The first officer who arrived on the scene as well as the two EMS workers — Amy Smalls and Lilian Tobar — went to Hopkins' hotel room to see her for the first time since the night they helped her.
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Her mother Amy praised the first responders' response.
"All I remember is she started crying and ya'll got her on the stretcher," Hopkins said. "All I could tell her — I didn't want to get in yall's way — but not to cry but I'd be right there. Thank you for taking good care of her."
From her hospital bed, Lyndsey Hopkins also thanked them for what they did.
"I can't thank them enough because I don't know if I'd be here without them," Hopkins said.
The training the officer received is part of new life-saving measures taught to officers in a four-hour course by LMPD health and safety officer Todd Richardson.
"He did what he was supposed to," Richardson said. "We look for the wound. He was able to find the entry wound and the one on the back and he applied the chest seal. It can happen anywhere. It doesn't matter and so I think you need to be prepared."
Though the officer that was part of saving Lyndsey's life did not want to be identified, he was thankful for the appreciation.
"I think I can speak to all three of us," the officer said. "We appreciate the thank you from you all, you know. We do this every day and like I said this is our first time, second time. We're happy to see you doing so well given the circumstances."
LMPD tells WLKY the suspected shooter is in custody on unrelated charges in Indiana but now also faces charges in Kentucky for attempted murder related to this shooting.