Motorcycle community offers support to grandfather shot outside of Walmart

The motorcycle community is stepping in to offer support to Rickey Fievez, the grandfather who was shot outside the Tumwater Walmart nearly three months ago during an attempted carjacking.

“We're here for support because he is a brother rider,” said John Greenhaw, speaking to a group of motorcyclists that gathered in Lynnwood Sunday morning.

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Fievez was shot twice by Tim Day, of McCleary, whom police said was on a random carjacking and shooting spree on June 17, Father's Day, in the parking lot. Day was shot and killed by a bystander.

“He’s a fighter,” Greenhaw said of Fievez, who is a friend and coworker.

Greenhaw  organized the support ride.

“I can't say enough about the guy.  He’s a great, a true friend,” Greenhaw explained. “I'd bend over backwards for him.”

Greenhaw rallied members of the Cascade Renegade Riders. About a dozen Harleys left Lynnwood with Fievez's son trailing in his Camaro. They made the 18-mile trek to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where Fievez has been recovering since that life-changing day.

Fievez waited outside in his wheelchair, where he could hear the roar of the bikes and then see them coming up strong - all for him. The moment wasn't lost on Fievez.

“I kind of felt it. Just the feeling of a bike. I can imagine me being on with them,” Fievez said.

It's a freedom he's hoping to experience again one day. Though he knows he has a long road ahead, he's also defying the odds. Doctors initially told his family they didn't think he'd make it.

“Never know what can happen in a moment of your life. Just had a split second. I had no idea,” Fievez explained. “All through my life, all I've had are obstacles, and this right here is just another.’

He can move his arm and his toe.

“And I’m going to keep on going until I can get back on my feet,” Fievez added.

It's made easier knowing he's got an incredible network of support behind him.

“I'm happy to be here and to have people in my life right here,” Fievez said.

Fievez is expected to go home in the next few days. His family is closing on a new home in Tenino, using some of the money raised from a GoFundMe campaign, where he will continue to recover.

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