“It could have been way worse,” DeAnthony Cunningham told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Monday. “I could have died right there on impact.”

Fulton County settled a federal lawsuit filed on Cunningham's behalf for $2 million last week. After attorneys fees and hospital bills, the remaining funds will be held in trust to pay for Cunningham's future medical care and living expenses.

Age 16 when he was shot, Cunningham has had 18 surgeries since the the shooting. Read what happened and what's next for Cunningham here.