COWETA COUNTY, Ga. - A Coweta County woman who survived being shot multiple times in what authorities describe as a domestic incident is now sharing her story and urging others to speak out against abuse.

What they're saying:

From her hospital bed, Ione Smith recalled the night of August 30 when deputies responded to Wedgewood Circle. Investigators say her husband, 42-year-old Justin Perez Smith, opened fire after going back inside their home.

"He shot me five times. My chest, my stomach, my back and my vagina," Smith said. "I think the gun was a Glock 19 and one of the bullets is still in me. So yes, it’s definitely a miracle. God was working that day for me."

Deputies said Smith was airlifted to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation wa

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