Klamath Falls, Ore. – Floyd McCoy was shot in the leg last Wednesday night at his home near Chiloquin.
“It didn’t feel good – I’ll tell you that,” said McCoy.
He said it all started when a young woman ran into his home to use the phone. “Charged in that door, she said, ‘let me use the phone – he’s going to kill me.”
According to McCoy, Charlie Jackson came onto his property looking for the girl, who had already left.
McCoy said Jackson was upset, and fired a handgun at him, but missed. “And so, he ended up, ‘Get her right now – I’m going to kill you right now.’ And so, he pointed his gun at me, and he shot again.”
The second shot also missed.
But McCoy said his luck changed when they went outside.
“He pointed the gun at me, and shot,” recalled McCoy. “Well, that time he didn’t miss.”
He was hit in the thigh.
Despite heavy bleeding, McCoy tried to drive himself to the hospital. He said, “And I got outside the driveway there, and cops like you wouldn’t believe came charging down that road.”
Days later, Floyd McCoy is out of the hospital, and thankful to be alive.
Now he’s just hoping he’ll heal up quickly.
Some people have said that McCoy is a hero, as he may have taken a bullet for the girl. “Well, that’s probably right,” smiled McCoy.
Police are still looking for 35 year old Charlie Jackson.
He’s described as a Native American male, standing 5-11, and weighing about 260 pounds.
When captured, Charles Jackson will likely face charges of attempted murder, and first-degree assault.
He’ll also face charges of sexually abusing the 17 year old victim that ran for help.
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