Father of Richardson teen paralyzed in Waffle House parking lot shooting speaks out as gunman remains at large

RICHARDSON, Texas — What began as a spring break night out ended in gunfire and chaos outside a Waffle House in Richardson, leaving an 18-year-old high school senior paralyzed and a family searching for answers.

James Jackson said he got the call no parent wants late that night — his son had been shot. Witnesses told him a crowd of teens gathered in the parking lot when shots rang out, sending people running for cover.

Jackson and his wife rushed to the hospital, where doctors delivered devastating news. Their son suffered a ruptured lung and aorta, fractured ribs and a shattered spinal cord…

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