Too Bad! Woman Loses Arms, Legs After Being Shot Many Times During Robbery

A 61-year-old woman, Julie Dombo lost both arms and legs after she was shot multiple times in the arm on August 11 during a robbery at a Derby AT&T. As a result of oxygen deprivation to her limbs while in the hospital, her hands and legs were amputated in September. Julie was caught in the cross fire during a robbery. “I fell to the floor, and I just said, "Please don’t let me die," ‘she said. "I just didn’t want to die." An ambulance finally came for her and rushed her to safety. She was in a coma for six days following. The alleged gunman, James Michael Phillips, was arrested after he fled the robbery scene and is being held on a number of charges.

Dombo and her daughter Aimee, 31, described the last beautiful moment before the frightful incident. Aimee said that a day before the shooting, her mother Julie took her to the airport. She recalled getting a warm embrace from her mother and said she never could have imagined this was the last time she would see her healthy. "She didn’t just let me out of the car. She walked me up to security; we looked at each other and hugged each other. And I remember getting through security and I turned around and we waved to each other about five times. It felt really special. That’s the last time I saw her with her hands and feet healthy."