Shot and Paralyzed a Policeman at 16, Forgiven and Baptized Catholic 33 Years Later

Ron McClary, debilitated by multiple sclerosis, lay on a stretcher yesterday at Holy Family church and tried to speak as the widow of the Columbus police officer he shot in 1979 placed her hand on his arm.

As he struggled, she stopped him. “I forgive you,” Mary Hayes said, almost inaudibly.

For the Rev. Kevin Lutz, the pastor of the Franklinton church, it was a moment 33 years in the making. Read more about this here.