To the Edge of Death and Back (w/ Paul Dragan, Reckless Bikes)

Ten years ago on June 10, 2014, Paul Dragan sat down to enjoy a cup of coffee across the street from his business, Reckless Bikes. He took a sip and as he looked up, a heavyset man wearing a bicycle helmet came around the corner, pulled out a gun and shot Paul in the chest. He landed on the ground, blood pouring out of his chest.
“Were it not for a series of remarkable events, I’d be dead,” says Dragan. “A doctor was standing feet away at the time I was shot. An ambulance miracle - Vancouver Hospital was minutes away and 14 minutes later, I was in the emergency room with my life in the hands of a surgeon who was not going to let me die.”
Six days later Dragan woke up in a hospital bed, his wife and son next to him. For six days, they’ve been racked with the fear that Paul would die. “Classically,” says Dragan, “my first words were, ‘Where am I and what happened?’ I had no idea. I don’t even recall being shot or anything else from that morning.”
We invited Paul Dragan to join us for a Conversation That Matters about his incredible journey to the darkness of death and back.
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[@dandragan8533]

Yes, he was apprehended that very day, after a shootout/chase that ended near the Science Center.

[@raymondcava4669]

Wow😮. The person who did the shooting was he ever held accountable? Or did they ever find this person?