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Talk about a freak accident - about 30 miles from me
Posted by: Fred_Also
Date: July 09, 2011 01:15PM
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Channel 6 News
Young County Deputies are investigating a shooting incident that landed one man in the hospital.
Deputies went to a residence on FM 1768 and Campbell Road Wednesday morning.
They were advised 45-year old Lowell Johnston barricaded himself inside that home and had a gun. He was reportedly threatening to shoot law enforcement.
Deputies say they heard shots fired from inside the house.

A negotiator from the Texas Rangers was called in and was able to get Johnston to respond.
Johnston had made a hole in a window for a "throw phone" he was given by negotiators, but the hole was not wide enough.
Deputies say Johnston used the butt of his rifle to make the hole bigger. When the rifle discharged and shot him in the head.

He was stabilized at the scene then was taken by Air Evac to United Regional where is listed in serious condition.

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Shot himself in the head trying to break out window so they could throw him a cell phone.

Fred
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Re: Talk about a freak accident - about 30 miles from me
Posted by: Ombligo
Date: July 09, 2011 01:38PM
So would it be self-inflicted or a police shooting? He was following police directions.

I vote for a darwin moment.


“No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.”
-- François de La Rochefoucauld

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Re: Talk about a freak accident - about 30 miles from me
Posted by: testcase
Date: July 09, 2011 02:11PM
Don't ya just hate when that happens.....




Recommended for Darwin Award...




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Re: Talk about a freak accident - about 30 miles from me
Posted by: jdc
Date: July 09, 2011 02:18PM
At least he didnt kill his whole family first. Really getting tired of reading that in the news.


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Re: Talk about a freak accident - about 30 miles from me
Posted by: TheToddler
Date: July 09, 2011 02:20PM
not sure if anything is a "freak accident" when you're holding a weapon that can blow your head off
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Re: Talk about a freak accident - about 30 miles from me
Posted by: hal
Date: July 09, 2011 02:38PM
A loaded gun discharged - who woulda thunk it?

don't forget, guns don't kill people, people with guns kill people!
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Re: Talk about a freak accident - about 30 miles from me
Posted by: Trouble
Date: July 09, 2011 05:44PM
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hal
A loaded gun discharged - who woulda thunk it?

don't forget, guns don't kill people, people with guns kill people!

People keeping their finger on the trigger while hitting something with the stock kill people. smiling smiley
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Re: Talk about a freak accident - about 30 miles from me
Posted by: Acer
Date: July 09, 2011 08:33PM
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Trouble
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hal
A loaded gun discharged - who woulda thunk it?

don't forget, guns don't kill people, people with guns kill people!

People keeping their finger on the trigger while hitting something with the stock kill people. smiling smiley

Man, if I had a nickel for every time I've done that...!
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Re: Talk about a freak accident - about 30 miles from me
Posted by: freeradical
Date: July 10, 2011 07:12PM
M16's can be fitted with MAID gear for war games which fires a burst of infrared light when the weapon is fired. This light hits a receiver on someones body, and it makes a loud noise signifying that someone has been "killed". People figured out that hitting the stock of the weapon with the palm of your hand would fire the transmitter. This allowed you to "kill" someone without firing your weapon and giving away your position. People also figured out that a piece of black electrical tape over the receivers would prevent them from getting "killed".
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