▁speaking ▁dis ability ; ▁and ▁the ▁third ▁sh atter ed ▁his ▁sp ine , ▁par al yz ing ▁him ▁from ▁the ▁neck ▁down ▁and ▁leaving ▁him ▁quad ri ple g ic ▁and ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁a ▁vent il ator . ▁ ▁Several ▁months ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁shot , ▁Mc Donald ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁press ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁forg iven ▁Jones ▁for ▁his ▁actions . ▁Mc Donald ▁discussed ▁the ▁reasons ▁for ▁his ▁forg iveness ▁in ▁some ▁detail ▁in ▁the ▁for ew ord ▁of ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁book ▁titled ▁Why ▁F org ive ?, ▁written ▁by ▁friend ▁and ▁past or ▁Johann ▁Christoph ▁Arnold . ▁▁▁ ▁Jones ▁served ▁nine ▁years ▁in ▁prison ▁for ▁the ▁shooting ▁and ▁had ▁called ▁Mc Donald ▁to ▁apolog ize , ▁but ▁the ▁two ▁never ▁met ▁in ▁person ▁after ▁the ▁incident . ▁Jones ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁motor cycle ▁accident ▁on ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁three ▁days ▁after ▁his ▁release ▁on ▁par ole . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁▁ ▁Mc Donald ' s ▁wife , ▁Pat ric ia ▁Ann ▁" P atti " ▁Mc Donald , ▁was ▁elected ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Mal ver ne ▁on ▁Long ▁Island ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁shooting , ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁married ▁for ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁P atti ▁was ▁pre gn ant ▁with ▁their ▁son ▁Con or , ▁born ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁who ▁followed ▁his ▁father ' s ▁foot steps ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁NY