The electrical contractor who survived a shooting allegedly committed by an East Cobb homeowner last week is beginning what appears to be a long recovery, according to information posted with a fundraising appeal for medical and other expenses.
In a GoFundMe page, friends and family of Gordon Montcalm (center, above) said he was shot five times: Once in the face, once in the chest, twice in the arm and once in the back.
Montcalm, 37, of Buchanan, Ga., was taken to WellStar Kennestone Hospital after he and his apprentice, Jake Horne, 21, of Kennesaw, were shot at the end of their working day at a home on Wellington Lane on Wednesday.
Horne, who was shot in the head, was taken off life support and died on Thursday, according to his family members.
The homeowner, Larry Epstein, 69, of 1963 Wellington Lane, was initially charged with two counts of aggravated battery and two counts of aggravated assault.
After Horne died, Epstein also was charged with one count of felony murder, according to the Cobb Sheriff’s Office. He remains in the Cobb County Adult Detention Center without bond, and is scheduled to have a hearing March 26.
Police previously said Montcalm was in serious condition at Kennestone. The fundraising note said the man who’s known as “Donnie” will be out of work indefinitely, his wife is taking off work to care for him and the couple has a daughter in high school: “There is so much financial struggle going on right now. . . . and there are many expenses that go along with that they are not going to be able to afford.”
The fundraising goal is $4,000.
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