REDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WXYZ) — A Redford husband and father is recovering after being shot during an attempted car theft in front of his home earlier this month.

Justin Newsome, 35, was preparing to leave for work around 2:40 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5, when he spotted someone inside his SUV near Marion Street and Joy Road. When he confronted the person, telling them to get out of his car, he was shot in the leg.

"'Get out my car' — that's basically what I was doing," Newsome said.

Those words were almost Newsome's last.

"They just took off running and I heard gunshots," Newsome said.

The gunshot shattered Newsome's femur, requiring surgery to replace it with a rod. He now faces a recovery period of three to six months.

His wife Alaina Newsome and mother-in-law Ira Marie Johnson witnes

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