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Published: April 2, 2014 - 11:00 AM
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SHOW CAPTION HIDE CAPTIONChristopher Mark Heben talks about getting shot in the parking lot of West Market Plaza Shopping Center at his parents' home on Wednesday, in Granger Township. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal) -
2/4SHOW CAPTION HIDE CAPTIONChristopher Mark Heben talks about getting shot in the parking lot of West Market Plaza Shopping Center at his parents' home on Wednesday, in Granger Township. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal) -
3/4SHOW CAPTION HIDE CAPTIONChristopher Mark Heben gestures where he was wounded as he talks about getting shot in the parking lot of West Market Plaza Shopping Center at his parents' home on Wednesday, in Granger Township. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal) -
4/4SHOW CAPTION HIDE CAPTIONChristopher Mark Heben shows where he was shot as he talks about the shooting in the parking lot of West Market Plaza Shopping Center at his parents' home on Wednesday, in Granger Township. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal)
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