The wife of a television weatherman who was shot multiple times as he left the station on Wednesday has revealed his quick decision to drive off and flag down help saved his life. Patrick Crawford, the morning weatherman for KCEN in Bruceville-Eddy near Waco, had climbed into his car around 9.15am on Wednesday when an unknown man approached and shot him. Crawford managed to back up at high speed and drive out of the parking lot. He crossed the interstate and drove to a group of construction workers, who administered first aid and called 911. As the search for the gunman enters day two, Crawford is recovering in hospital. Police told his wife, fellow meteorologist Heather Brinkmann, that his quick thinking saved him from worse injury.
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Patrick Crawford was shot as he climbed into his car outside KCEN's studio in Bruceville-Eddy, Texas on Wednesday morning
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He was shot in the stomach and shoulder and a bullet grazed his head
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He managed to drive off and towards a group of construction workers, who came to his aid and called 911
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Police told his wife Heather, who is a KCEN producer, that his injuries could have been much worse if he had not acted so quickly
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Authorities are still searching for the armed gunman, who is believed to be a white male in his 30s, but they have few leads
Authorities have still not said if the shooting was random and @placeholder said it did not know if the gunman was connected to the station in any way.
'He is a loved member of the KCEN family and our thoughts and prayers go out to him, @placeholder and their family,' he wrote.