Mykia Carpenter Hears Own Voice Again After Stray Bullet Pierces Throat: 'I'm Not Letting It Stop Me'

Minneapolis MN

30 September, 2021

11:56 AM

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CBS Minnesota September 30, 2021 A teenager heard her own voice for the first time this week after a stray bullet hit her in the neck. Someone shot Mykia Carpenter as she was leaving work in Uptown Minneapolis last month. Doctors didn't know if the 18-year-old would ever speak again. "I'm taking things slow, trying to slowly process everything still," Mykia said. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.