VICTORIA -
Victoria is a small town tucked into a corner of South Central Virginia. It's situated more than 1400 miles away from
the military base in Fort Hood.
The distance from Texas to Virginia did not dull the immediacy, however, of the November 5 outbreak that saw 13 Americans gunned down and dozens more injured. One of those casualties was Victoria native Mick Engnehl.
"We felt surprise, shock, basically just horror," exclaimed Victoria Mayor Carol Watson, "about how something like this could happen here, and not overseas."
When Major Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire at the country's largest military installation, he killed or wounded 42 people.
One of those victims was 19-year-old Mick Engnehl, who suffered shots to the neck and back.
Engnehl is no longer listed in critical condition, and according to friends, is expected to walk again after months of intensive rehabilitation.
"For a little while we didn't know if he was dead or alive," remarked boyhood friend Jason Hylemon. "After word came in that he was alive and doing well- in stable condition- it was a big relief for a lot of people."
One of those most relieved- Engnehl's closest pal and confidant, Justin Dalton.
"I ask myself every day, is it really true," posed Dalton. "I don't know what I would have thought if I had lost him. He was more like a brother than a best friend."
Both Dalton and Hylemon plan on making the trip down to Fort Hood to visit Engnehl.
The Victoria man affectionately known around the community as "Leroy" is already accompanied in the hospital by his father and girlfriend.
Stay tuned to CBS 6 for updates on the health status of Engnehl.
The distance from Texas to Virginia did not dull the immediacy, however, of the November 5 outbreak that saw 13 Americans gunned down and dozens more injured. One of those casualties was Victoria native Mick Engnehl.
"We felt surprise, shock, basically just horror," exclaimed Victoria Mayor Carol Watson, "about how something like this could happen here, and not overseas."
When Major Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire at the country's largest military installation, he killed or wounded 42 people.
One of those victims was 19-year-old Mick Engnehl, who suffered shots to the neck and back.
Engnehl is no longer listed in critical condition, and according to friends, is expected to walk again after months of intensive rehabilitation.
"For a little while we didn't know if he was dead or alive," remarked boyhood friend Jason Hylemon. "After word came in that he was alive and doing well- in stable condition- it was a big relief for a lot of people."
One of those most relieved- Engnehl's closest pal and confidant, Justin Dalton.
"I ask myself every day, is it really true," posed Dalton. "I don't know what I would have thought if I had lost him. He was more like a brother than a best friend."
Both Dalton and Hylemon plan on making the trip down to Fort Hood to visit Engnehl.
The Victoria man affectionately known around the community as "Leroy" is already accompanied in the hospital by his father and girlfriend.
Stay tuned to CBS 6 for updates on the health status of Engnehl.
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