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Paralyzed Virginia Shooting Victim Walks At College Graduation (Video)

A goosebump inducing video captured the moment that a 25-year-old Virginia man crossed the stage at his college graduation.

Khalil Watson

Khalil Watson

Photo Credit: Reynolds Community College via Instagram

Khalil Watson was paralyzed when she was shot in May 2016, just before his senior prom, relearning how to breathe, speak and walk on his own ever since, the recent college grad tells WTVR.

With help from an exoskeleton provided by the Sheltering Arms Institute, Watson crossed the stage at Reynolds Community College in Richmond on Monday, May 15.

The momentous occasion was captured on a video shared by the college on Instagram.

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