Franklin Shooting Leads to Paralysis and Family Split

As far as John Santos knew, his relationship with his brother-in-law was fine.

He compared any conflict he had had with John Duchesne to a pair of brothers roughhousing.

Duchesne lives in Franklin, at the home of Santos and his wife, Whytney Santos, who’s Duchesne’s sister.

Four of six children were in the home on November 3 when police say Duchesne fired his black Glock 45 handgun at Santos leaving him paralyzed from the chest down.

Santos is recovering at Spaulding Rehabilitation Center in Boston.

Once a 178-pound stick of dynamite, a lean, feared, powerful MMA fighter with 7 percent body fat, Santos now finds himself hoping he’ll one day walk again while pondering how in the world his brother-in-law could have opened fire on him.