My name is Forrest Rowe, and I am a victim of gun violence. A childhood friend that I trusted broke that trust, October 12, 2025 at 8:50am. He was severely schizophrenic, and I and others in his family encouraged him to take medications or to seek help.
In my earlier years, as a child, I did hang around the wrong crowd. Years later, in 2024, we started catching up. He was doing better, I thought, mentally, working, taking care of his kids, but he still wasn’t medicated and I ignored a lot of red flags. On October 12, 2025, we got into a disagreement that lead to him taking things to another level. He carjacked me, pistol whipped me where I had surgery previously, and shot me four times. He left me for dead in the street as he took my car. Police and medics arrived, and I survived. I was in recovery for two weeks. I began sharing my story and have been since I came home. They caught my shooter and he is awaiting trial. I want to help folks, and share my story to everyone. It has been viral on tv in CA.