Photo of policeman and the man who tried to stab him goes viral

A North Carolina policeman shared a Facebook photo showing his run-in with a man who tried to stab him last year. Raleigh Police Officer JD Boyd took to Facebook after reuniting with a former suspect who nearly killed him, posting an image of both of them together smiling with a message.

"Almost a year ago this man and I were involved in a major altercation where he tried to stab me in the head and I nearly shot him. Today we ran into each other again and I learned that after his time in prison and some help from probation he now has a full time job and has another son on the way that will be here in November.

I was glad it ended well for us both that day and I am ecstatic now to learn that he has turned his life around and we can embrace as friends". 

 "No one is ever lost forever and as long as you continue to work to be a better version of yourself than you were yesterday things will work out eventually".
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The post has gotten over 210,000 likes and 75,000 shares since Tuesday.