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Paralyzed Veteran Fights for Recovery After Migrant Shooting

6/17/2025

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Marine Corps veteran Jimmy Friesenhahn, 44, is fighting to recover after being paralyzed by a gunshot from illegal migrant Wilmer Vladmir Ortega Ruiz in Texas. Celebrating his first Father's Day from a hospital bed, Friesenhahn has bravely endured seven surgeries. His family remains hopeful, grateful for the outpouring of support as Ortega Ruiz faces immigration detainment following his prior DWI arrest.

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Marine Corps veteran Jimmy Friesenhahn, 44, is fighting to recover after being paralyzed by a gunshot from illegal migrant Wilmer Vladmir Ortega Ruiz in Texas. Celebrating his first Father's Day from a hospital bed, Friesenhahn has bravely endured seven surgeries. His family remains hopeful, grateful for the outpouring of support as Ortega Ruiz faces immigration detainment following his prior DWI arrest.