Fatally Shot In Chest - Still Fights For Awhile

[mistergus75]

I have mixed feelings about posting this video. I don't want to just be morbid. But this is incredible, and I think holds some lessons.

This man is shirtless, fighting the police...gets shot in the chest.

The shot is fatal. It kills him. But not immediately...he keeps fighting.

And to think some people say, "I'd just shoot them in the leg".

One would be well advised to "get their mind right" before carrying a gun. This is not a game.

If you have to defend yourself with a gun...you'd better be serious about it.

[B2Tall]

It only serves to illustrate the difficulty in dropping somebody on the spot. I've read analyzations of LEO encounters where the mortally wounded perp keeps going, sometimes for as long as a minute....long enough to continue shooting and as a result killing and wounding others, including the LEO that shot them.

If you start shooting at someone who has a gun, you'd better be prepared for return fire.

[localgirl]

I read somewhere once that something like 80 percent of all gunshots are non-fatal. Don't know if it's true, but it does take organs a while to fail, and adrenaline goes a long way to keeping a body alive. That was also some really risky and unnecessary shooting, in my opinion.

[SGB]

Unlike what Hollywood portrays bullets aren't magical fight stoppers.

[S&W645]

Unlike what Hollywood portrays bullets aren't magical fight stoppers.

Torso shots require bleed out time. A head shot is more likely to put a stop to the fight instantly if between the eyes. But it is a far harder shot to make. Many train with two to the torso, one to the head, repeat as needed till threat ends.

[Nightmare45]

25 years as a paramedic as a younger man taught me the will to live is pretty amazing, forget the movies, it depends on individual, what they are on, response time of medics and care, I know of at least a dozen dead folks that are walking around today.

[Firefighterchen]

A fatal chest shot just means the guy died from it eventually...not that he was biologically dead and still moving. CNS is the only instant stop shot (and not necessarily kill shot)...life can get messy and ugly, are you ready for it?

[tuts40]

One more reason that if someone is trying to kill you or yours to KEEP SHOOTING till he hits the ground. It helps to have a respectable caliber with enough in the mag to practice what the first sentence here in this post preached.

[walt629]

I can't believe the idiot police open fire on him in a crowd of police like that. They could have shot each other. You can see who fire the shots and with a rifle yet. Evidently they don't have a problem with getting new police if they are that willing to put each other in danger that quickly. What 10 cops and 1 unruly protestor? Cowards at best.

[Deserteagle]

I understand why the police felt like they could not control this man, after all he was fighting off a dozen police and kept fighting after being shot! Possibly on drugs. But, I think the officer who shot him could have easily killed another cop or bystander. There was no coordination in this at all. But not all other countries have clear protocols, and many cops in other countries dont carry tazers or even guns after all. Probably dont even have much training.

Probably a weak little 9mm bullet anyway