CONWAY - A Conway woman recovers at a Wilmington hospital after someone shot her in the head and stole her car.
Police say a 14 year old male, shot 32-year-old Danielle Delpercio after she agreed to give the teen a ride.
When news spread that she was shot shock went through her tight knit group of friends.
"I was just scared for her, her fiancé, her family, and especially for her daughter,” said Chris Carr, a friend of Delpercio.
Chris and Danielle met five years ago when they began acting together at the Theatre of the Republic.
"She's become a quite valued member of our theatre community," said Carr.
Delpercio was approached by a young black male at the gas station.
After she agreed to give him a ride the juvenile suspect began making sexual advances towards her and then pulled out a gun.
She tried to run the car off the road but was shot behind her right ear.
The young mother fled on foot a nearby neighborhood, called the police, and was later airlifted to the hospital.
Miraculously, she is expected to be okay.
"This could have ended in such a different way that would have been devastating but thank god that it didn't," said Carr.
Delpercio’s friends said grace is the reason their friend is alive today.
"We're going to get to have her. We get her back,” said Carr. “We're going to get to keep her, and she's going to remain here with us, and that's the best part of it."
Doctors at New Hanover Regional Medical Center have chosen to leave the bullet in Delpercio’s head.
They said the risk of removing it is worse than leaving it where it is.
Delpercio does not have health insurance, so the theatre has set up a fund in her name to help with her medical costs.
To donate to that fund, click on the following link:
www.danielledelperciofund.com
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