ATLANTA — A local woman's recovery is moving forward 10 years after a terrifying event that shook metro Atlanta. Channel 2's Linda Stouffer spoke with a deputy wounded during the 2005 Atlanta courthouse shooting.
On March 11, 2005, Brian Nichols overpowered and beat Deputy Cynthia Hall to get her gun. He took hostages and in a horrifying spree, shot and killed Judge Rowland Barnes, court reporter Julie Brandau, Deputy Hoyt Teasley and federal agent David Wilhelm. Nichols surrendered to police the next day.
Hall is fighting a traumatic brain injury that affects her memory and movement. "God has a way about doing things, and keeping us focused on what we might need to do," Hall said.
Hall has made progress with re-learning everyday tasks with caregivers at the Side-by-Side Brain Injury Clubhouse in Stone Mountain.
Cindi Johnson from the Side-By-Side Brain Injury Clubhouse says, "She had PTSD and would jump and scream if a plate dropped. Now she jumps up to help someone if they have a seizure."
Hall told Stouffer she doesn't remember what happened that day at the courthouse, but she's committed to doing what she can to help others. Hall says, "I know in time I'll get it back, but it takes time."
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