Tom and Christy Morgan share their story of tragedy and forgiveness

Tom and Christy Morgan share their story of tragedy and forgiveness

Twenty-two years ago Tom Morgan was a young Kern County Sheriff’s deputy when he responded to a call off Planz Road. Within minutes, he was ambushed by a young gang member and shot point blank in the neck with a 410 gauge shotgun derringer. Left for dead, he miraculously survived, left street patrol, became a lawyer and set about putting his life back together. Today, more than two decades later, Morgan is on a new mission: to forgive the man who shot him and to testify on his behalf at an upcoming parole hearing. Listen to his story here…

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