The Brief A 27-year-old security guard is recovering at Grady after someone shot him on Peachtree Street on Thursday night. Two bystanders rushed to give the guard CPR and pray with him after he was shot while working his security job. Family members found one of the helpers on social media, but they are still searching for the man who assisted with chest compressions.



From his hospital bed at Grady Memorial Hospital, Gregory Thomas III said he is overcome with gratitude.

He was working his security job on Peachtree Street near 7th Street NE on Thursday night when a man pulled out a gun and shot him.

But it was what two strangers did afterward that has him feeling incredibly grateful.

Peachtree Street shooting details

What we know:

Security guard Gregory Thomas, III, 27, said he was working Thursday night on Peachtree Street near Seventh Street when a man approached the property around 10 p.m.

Thomas told the man he had to move on.

 I'm like, 'Hey bro, you can't be on this property,'  Thomas said.

Thomas said the man pulled out a gun, so he pulled out his own.

The gunman fired a single shot into Thomas' chest.

 He shot only me one time. When he shot, he got me good,  Thomas said.

Witnesses reported hearing at least 15 gunshots during the gunfire.

 After I empty my clip, I was trying to look for people to call the ambulance,  Thomas said.

Badly hurt, Thomas stumbled into the street while repeating a promise to himself.

 I was just like, brah, I can't go out like this,  Thomas said.  I can't die like this. 

Bystanders perform CPR

What they're saying:

As Thomas stumbled into the street, he said a man and a woman rushed to his side.

 They both were taking turns giving me CPR, resuscitated me,  he said.

He recalled the woman stayed by his side and prayed until emergency medical personnel arrived.

 She said I came right back to life. I really feel like her prayer brought me back to life,  Thomas said.

Thomas' mother, Camille Bell, turned to social media users for help finding the strangers who saved her son.

She successfully tracked down the woman, who turned out to be 

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