Heather Nelson, 36, was shot with a pellet gun by an unknown suspect in a black truck on Tuesday (May 16) morning on Springhill Avenue near Tuthill Lane.

After being shot twice in the back with a pellet gun on Tuesday (May 16) morning by an unknown suspect, 36-year-old Heather Nelson was all smiles.

"Man, I am too blessed to be stressed," said Nelson.

Nelson, a Mobile area native and member of the bicycle community in the area, said the incident occurred around 6 a.m.

She said ending her normal route along Springhill Avenue and Tuthill Lane at the time.

Normally she rides with about 40 other members of the bicycle community, but she was riding alone this morning. She was training for an upcoming cycling event.

"I was riding in the center lane there so that way I wouldn't interrupt traffic at all," said Nelson. "Then I noticed a car was coming close to me on my right side. I thought that was weird because it's so out of the way."

She said she initially thought the truck to her right might have kicked up some debris or something off the road.

"Then it was an onslaught," said Nelson. "It was like pop, pop, pop, then I realized okay something is going on."

Nelson said the unknown suspect in the black truck began firing before getting alongside of her. Once the suspect was next to her the barrage of pellets, at least 10 according to Nelson, continued.

She was wearing a helmet at the time, so her first reaction was to cover her head for protection and continue pedaling.

"I knew I had to get the tag number as he was speeding away," said Nelson. "I just said the tag number out loud to myself until I could record it so I wouldn't forget it."

She said never saw the shooter and the window had begun to roll up by the time she was able to lift her head. She called the Mobile Police Department immediately after and gave them the license plate tag number on the black truck that read: 2BR4223.

She said she did suffer injuries during the shooting. One of the pellets cracked her helmet.

"It broke the skin on my back in two places and then it cracked my helmet on the (right) side," said Nelson. "Literally two meters above my temple. It's crazy."

After giving her statement to police, on her way home she decided to post a Facebook Live video so her friends in the local bicycle community would know the suspect is still out there.

"I found myself looking for his truck and I said, 'You know what use social media to my advantage," said Nelson. "I told everybody what to look for and what tag number to look for and it kind of exploded after that."

By the late afternoon on Tuesday the video had been viewed close to 23,000 times on Facebook.

"Man, I finally went viral," said Nelson excitedly.

Nelson and her husband are part of the Indian Cycle Racing club and try their best to practice safe biking habits when on the road.

She said she followed all the rules of the road, but still had this unfortunate incident happen.

"I guess the lesson is to keep your wits about you," said Nelson. "I carry pepper spray but that was not gonna help me in that circumstance. Only having a relationship with the lord because it could've been a lot worse."

The Mobile Police Department believes that another man jogging in the McGregor Avenue and Hillwood Road area at around the same time was shot in the face by the same suspect.

In that incident police said the victim said the first two shots missed him. The third shot struck the victim in the mouth causing the victim to lose a tooth.

Police have not identified a suspect in the shooting and have not released any additional details at this time.