Shaun King’s Daughter Out of ICU After Getting Hit by Car in New York

Kendi King, the 19-year-old daughter of Shaun and Rai King, is on the mend after she was struck by a car while walking in Manhattan.

Tuesday on Instagram, the writer and activist gave an update on his daughter and said she is out of the ICU and has started cognitive and physical therapy.

In his note, the co-founder of Real Justice PAC expressed gratitude to those who sent prayers to his family during this difficult time, and thanked medical staff for their hard work.

“I wanted to take some time out this morning to thank you all for praying for our daughter and sending our family encouragement this week. It’s meant the world,” he wrote.

Shaun also believes that he and Rai will hopefully be able to bring Kendi home very soon.

“If she meets all of her goals, which we think she will, we will be able to bring her home soon.”

Though he and his wife are “exhausted,” they take solace in the fact that “we’re still here” and “still love each other.”

That same day, Kendi gave an update on her page while posting graphic photos from the hospital.

“Got hit by a car and didn’t break a single bone (just like my papa @shaunking ;)” she captioned her post.

In her message, Kendi reveals she suffered a brain contusion, a concussion, a dozen stitches, scrapes, cuts, and some memory loss from her incident.

“But I’m alright. The food here isn’t bad and the nurses are all from brooklyn so they’re real nice. Thank you to everyone reaching out - I see your messages, I’m just a little too concussed to respond right now.”

Shaun first revealed the devastating news over the weekend, saying that his daughter “was hit by a car while she walking in Manhattan and suffered a brain injury.”

“We have every reason to believe she will recover and she is receiving excellent medical care. The doctors and nurses and staff have been so kind and so thorough,” he captioned a video of Kendi in a hospital bed.