JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Kyndris Brooks’ life changed in an instant in the early morning hours of December 30th when she said her ex-girlfriend, Kiundria Malone, showed up to her car while she was sleeping and shot her in the neck.
Brooks shared what was running through her mind after she was shot.
“I’m not going to be able to hold my grandkids. I’m just thinking of so much stuff at one time,” Brooks said. “I’m just telling myself breathe, breathe, breathe.”
Brooks is still in the hospital while Malone is out on bond.
Brooks said Malone got out on bond, before she was even spoken to.
“It’s not fair; I can’t even use my limbs and they just let her walk away,” Brooks said.
Malone was charged with aggravated domestic assault and Brooks said that’s not enough.
“I feel like they should upgrade her charges,” Brooks said.
“I understand I’m still here, but that was attempted murder. You aren’t going to tell me in no form or fashion that it wasn’t,” Brooks continued. “She didn’t shoot me below the waist or nothing like that; she was intentionally trying to shoot me in my head.”
The Jackson Police Department said this is an ongoing investigation.
Brooks said she sees a deeper meaning to what comes next in her life.
“I just pray to be able to recover enough to be able to help my daughters with their children,” Brooks said. “After all this, everything means more now – time with my kids, time with my family, time with my momma.”
Malone’s case has been transferred to the Hinds County Court for a preliminary hearing and she is to have no contact with Brooks.
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233.