FT. COLLINS, CO (August 29, 2006) \u2013 David Ebner, the son of Evangelical Covenant Church Pastor Nancy and Wally Ebner is improving at a local hospital today after being shot in the back early Monday morning.<\/p>\n
\u201cDavid\u2019s doing better than doctors had hoped for,\u201d Wally said this morning.<\/p>\n
Doctors removed David from a respirator today, but he still is listed in critical condition at Poudre Valley Hospital, where he remains in the intensive care unit, Wally said.<\/p>\n
David, 28, was walking home from a party when he was shot. Police had a difficult time finding him because he had run 100 yards before collapsing, Wally said.<\/p>\n
Doctors told David\u2019s parents that he had come within 10 minutes of dying due to blood loss – he had no blood pressure when he arrived at the hospital, Wally said. The human body contains approximately 5 liters of blood, and doctors went through 11 while saving David\u2019s life.<\/p>\n
The .45 caliber bullet broke a rib and passed through his lung, but did not hit any other organs, Wally said. He underwent surgery on Monday.<\/p>\n
Nancy and Wally had just returned home on Sunday to Massachusetts, after spending a week of vacation with David. They returned to Colorado on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are thankful for everyone\u2019s prayers,\u201d Wally said. Nancy is the pastor of the Evangelical Covenant Church in Indian Orchard, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n
According to reports, the shooter called police, but details of the incident remain sketchy, and no one has been arrested.<\/p>\n
Copyright \u00a9 2011 The Evangelical Covenant Church.<\/p>\n