Winnie Dortch, a once-rising reporter for WOIO 19 News in Ohio, has shared the harrowing details of the night she was nearly killed by her former partner.
On 7 October 2024, the journalist was shot five times — including once in the mouth — during an ambush carried out by her ex, Bryant Carter. Her recovery has been long, painful and deeply personal, but Dortch says she is determined to use her story to highlight the realities of domestic violence and the warning signs so often overlooked.
