Houston pastor survives shooting in Minneapolis

Yolande Herron-Palmore has survived a stray bullet from a sudden shoot-out Thursday, June 2 along West Broadway just outside the Minneapolis hair salon where she was getting her hair fixed.

Herron-Palmore, associate pastor at Windsor Village United Methodist Church and co-founder of Kainos Community Church in Houston, received only six stitches and a mild concussion from the stray bullet that had knocked her out of her seat and grazed the back of her head.

"They can't explain why the bullet decided to veer or curve off," her son, Joseph Palmore, told ABC13 as doctors found out that the bullets nicked an artery.

He added, "She said she thought she was gone for a minute until she was able to lift her head and she told herself 'wow' she's still here."

Joseph also said that the area where the shooting took place was a familiar place for the family where they often go to. He credits God for protecting his mom and believes there's a reason why she's kept alive.

"She knows she's not supposed to be here," Joseph shared. "And she feels like there's more for her story now. She has a definite story to tell now. She thought she had a testimony before. But she really has one now."

Herron-Palmore has now returned to Houston after her hospital release on Friday.

"It was so surreal," she recounted to Kare11. "I just couldn't believe I was sitting in a salon hearing gunshots. Blood was just everywhere."

The hair salon is already considered a legacy by Lisa Spicer and parents Michael and Doris Spicer, the family that runs it, as it has been operating for the past 25 years surviving four generations. The family noted that the recent violence was the third such incident in five years but are determined to stay as they resort to getting bulletproof glasses for the salon windows.