Dennis Spencer was a well liked Ottawa Valley high school teacher -- perhaps he will pull through -- a sad story the brings memories of other Canadians injured in similar circumstances around the world.
An Ottawa Valley educator working in Honduras was shot Friday night during a wild car jacking and shootout that has left him in a medically-induced coma.
Dennis Spencer, 59, was exiting a restaurant in the northern city of San Pedro Sula when he was seized at gunpoint and told to drive his gray Isuzu D-MAX, according to family and local media reports.
The Pembroke native's vehicle was chased by a Toyota pick-up truck that opened fire near a gas station.
Spencer was shot in the head and upper body, according to reports, leaving bone fragments in his brain. He remains in critical but stable condition in the coma at a local hospital.
James Morton
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He taught me in Grade 10. He is a lovely man, who has made a difference in countless students' lives, in Canada, Mexico and Honduras. I sincerely hope that he will pull through this!! My prayers are with him.
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