stafford victim impact statement

July 16th, 2020 is a day that I can’t remember but also a day that I will never forget. The attack left me bloody, unconscious and severely injured. I awoke in the hospital without any knowledge or understanding as to what had occurred or why I was there. Investigators explained to me that someone had tried to kill me, however I was saved by Officer Joiners intervention. I could not understand why anyone would try to kill me. I spent 30 years in Law Enforcement with the desire to help peo