ODESSA, TX — Marián Boado Encinosa was shot three times by a gunman who killed 7 people and injured 22 others in Midland-Odessa on Saturday, Aug. 31.
She was shot in the abdomen, chest and elbow, according to a friend of the family. "She has had surgery at Medical Center Hospital, but Marián has completely lost her elbow."
Marián and her husband have a ten-month-old son, and she is expected to need several more surgeries.
"As humans, we don’t need to personally know someone to help out," said a friend of the family. "Today we are trying to help her and her family - tomorrow it could be us that needs the help."
As of Sunday evening, Marián was still in ICU. A friend of the family posted the following update on her condition Sunday,
I wanna thank everyone that has helped us out Marián is currently still in the hospital in icu her husband is with her and her parents came in from Cuba to be with her and to help with her baby we don’t know how long she is going to be in the hospital she is going to need more surgeries please keep her family in your prayers I will keep updating once again THANK YOU ALL it’s nice to know that we can come together as a community and help out GOD BLESS YOU ALL !!!
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