. >> reporter: susan sullivan wears her son's military tags. 22-year-old christopher sullivan, a veteran of the war in afghanistan is paralyzed from the neck down after being shot at a party this weekend. his mother can't even hold him now for fear of causing greater injury. >> we were planning on doing so many things. and now we're not ever going to do them. >> i closed my eyes and i can't get to sleep. even if i go to sleep, i dream about it. >> reporter: the man police accuse of the shooting turned himself in. his attorney told the press enterprise it was geraldo who was being attacked by a group of people at the party. and that he fired the gun in self-defense. >> i don't know why he thinks he's a victim when my brother is in the hospital. when my brother can't move. >> reporter: police say sullivan was sticking up for his younger brother brandon during a fight with geraldo when he was shot. brandon could not give us details about the shooting because it is still under investigation. however, he said this -- >> who brings a gun to a welcome home party. >> reporter: it was a party tha

. >> reporter: susan sullivan wears her son's military tags. 22-year-old christopher sullivan, a veteran of the war in afghanistan, is paralyzed from the neck down after being shot at a party this weekend. his mother can't even hold him now for fear of causing greater injury. >> we are planning on doing so many things. and now we're not ever going to do them. >> i close my eyes and i can't get to sleep. even when i go to sleep, i dream about it. >> reporter: the man police accused of the shooting turned himself in. his attorney told the press enterprise it was geraldo being attacked by a group of people at party and he fired the gun in self-defense. >> i don't know why he thinks he's the victim when my brother is in the hospital and my brother can't move. >> reporter: police say sullivan was sticking up for his younger brother brandon during a fight with geraldo when she was shot. they could not give details about the shooting because it is still under investigation. however he said this. >> who brings a gun to a welcome home party. >> reporter: it was a party that susan sullivan had a b

. >> reporter: susan sullivan wears her son's military tags, 22-year-old christopher sullivan who is a veteran from the war in afghanistan is paralyzed from the neck down after being shot during a party. his mother can't hold him now in fear of causing injury. >> we were planning of doing so many things. >> i can't get sleep. even when i do i dream about it. >> reporter: the man police accused of the shooting turned himself in. he said he was being attacked by a group of people at the party and fired the gun in self defense. >> i don't know why he thinks he is a victim when my brother is in the hospital and can't move. >> reporter: police say sullivan was sticking up for his younger brother brandon when he was shot. brandon could not give us details about the shooting. however he says this. >> who brings a gun to a welcome home party? >> reporter: it was a party susan had a bad feeling about before her sons walked out the door. she wished she would have stopped them from doing so. >> i wanted to hold them in my arms and close the door but i didn't. >> reporter: a lawyer for the shoot

i spoke with sullivan's mother susan who is remaining close by his side. >> he's a very good son. just to say -- he was a wonderful man and a great soldier, and yes, he got the purple heart. that's showing a lot of people right there that he would give his shirt off his back just to help anybody. now he comes home to this and he always said, mom, you know, i know i'm going to die by the time i'm 24, but i'm going to die for my country. i don't think christopher ever thought in his own back yard. >> talk to me about what you know ability the man who allegedly shot your son. did they even know each other prior to this party where they were at? >> what i was told is no, i don't know who he is. but what i was told is, he went to school with christopher and i guess they played football for a year or two. that's what i've been told. they just wanted him to turn himself in. we just want justice to be done, all of us. it's just taking so long and it's getting really frustrating. >> christopher had a visit from someone in his infantry. you already said being part of the army meant so much