Man Learns to Walk Again After Tragedy

William Alexander Sr. says he was shot and had to have his legs amputated because of diabetes

For William Alexander Sr. learning to walk again is not an option, it’s a necessity.
 
In April 2010, his 17-year-old son, William Alexander Jr., was gunned down inside his father's car in a drive-by shooting in Miami at NW 127th Street and 15th Avenue. Alexander vowed to track down his son's killer, and he went on a hunt.
 
He posted pictures of his son's face throughout the community offering a reward for an arrest. He claims that one night two months later, he was approached by a man, “He say ‘You still looking for me?’"
 
"I say, Look for who? The only person I am looking for is the guy that killed my son. I looked down and seen the gun in his hand. I said 'Oh my God' and the next thing I heard was shots," he said.
 
Alexander said he was shot five times in the legs and back, and had been in a coma for three months at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he goes for twice-weekly rehabilitation sessions.
 
He struggles with rehab, and says his body, weakened by the injuries, set in motion a disease he never knew he had: diabetes.  He recently got fitted for prosthetic legs after his legs had to be amputated because of diabetes.
 
"In order for me to do what I got to do for closure, I have to have my legs. I have to walk again," he said.
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