Number 1 with a Bullet

FOREST PARK, GA, 6-9-05 – Rescue workers were called to a strip shopping center just outside the gates of Ft. Gillem, after a call to 911 by a woman reporting someone had been wounded. They arrived to find a man with a wound to the neck during what was apparently a freak accident involving a bullet.

An unidentified woman at the scene, who had been with the man, said the man had been trying to repair a faulty speaker wire with a .22-caliber bullet, apparently striking the wire with the bullet, when the bullet exploded. Apparently, this caused a piece of wire to strike him in the neck and become embedded. The woman then tried to drive him to the hospital, but the car had mechanical problems so she pulled over at a store near Ft. Gillem, where she called 911.

The victim was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital for treatment. At the time of initial press release, the victim was still unidentified (and possibly hoped to remain so), and his condition was not available.

Clayton County police are investigating, resulting in further waste of taxpayer dollars on someone who simply might have been wishing to be a Darwin Award Winner.

** This story just broke about an hour before I sent it. **

Submitted on 06/09/2005

Submitted by: Jennifer Griffith
Reference: 6-9-05 WSBTV Atlanta, GA

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Daniel said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
Using live ammo as a tool is pretty dumb.

Kelly said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
I can't imagine how you'd repair anything with a bullet...live or not.