[Beren]

Holy crap. This is one lucky guy...

"Heavy coat saves shooting victim"

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/pmupdate/s_177708.html

Excerpt:

"A robbery victim in Bethel Park last night avoided serious injury from a shotgun blast to his gut, saved by his heavy winter coat.

Bethel Park police Chief Joseph Mackey said Takisha D. Hipps, 21, lured the 24-year-old man to her apartment at about 7:30 p.m. in the 6100 block of Library Road where her boyfriend Robert Derrick Shelton Jr., 21, and her cousin Brandon Lee Hipps, 18, of the North Side were waiting to rob him."

[Pilgrim]

I wonder if they withheld Mr. Victim's name in case there is a Mrs. Victim who might not be amused at why Mr. Victim was going to Takisha's house.

Pilgrim

[4v50 Gary]

That boyfriend is Scum who needs to feed with the catfish.

[tc300mag1]

Man that is whacked.Bet he happy he had that heavy coat now

[Legionnaire]

The bullet traveled through the victim's jacket, which he was holding crumpled in front of his stomach and chest. "The bullet did strike him, but I'm sure the heavy jacket bore the brunt of the impact," Mackey said.

The "bullet?" From a sawed-off shotgun? Something's missing here ...

[tc300mag1]

maybe it was a slug

[BHPshooter]

Bethel Park police Chief Joseph Mackey said Takisha D. Hipps, 21, lured the 24-year-old man to her apartment at about 7:30 p.m. in the 6100 block of Library Road where her boyfriend Robert Derrick Shelton Jr., 21, and her cousin Brandon Lee Hipps, 18, of the North Side were waiting to rob him."

Just another manifestation of the rule "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." :rolleyes:

Wes

[jsalcedo]

Shelton was charged with criminal conspiracy, robbery, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and weapons violations.

Why not attempted murder?

[Series 70]

I have to wonder how these criminals were planning to avoid jail time. First, they plan to commit a violent crime in one of their own apartments. Second, they use a shotgun! There's a way to ensure the police are called. How were they going to clean up the mess from a shotgun attack before the cops arrived?

Ah, well... I suppose there are enough smart crooks already. We'll let the dumb ones make it easier to be caught if they want.

[Greybeard]

I too was curious about details on this one and send the author an e-mail this morning. Surprisingly, I got the following back rather promptly:

Thanks for your note. No follow-up on this one. The chief didn’t have distance or type of shot it was. The victim’s injuries were severe enough to require ER treatment with a quick release, but information laws block my access to specifics.



Sorry I can’t be more helpful.



-Gwen

[BigG]

Like the commercials say, "a mind is a terrible thing to waste," but crack users are not known to have much in the way of higher mental faculties.

[Archie]

The victim was able to make his way out of the apartment to a beer distributor, located less than a block away. He was treated and released last night from Mercy Hospital, Uptown.For a minute there I was wondering what kind of health insurance he had... Maybe if he had only had a lump on the head, he could have dispensed with the Hospital.

[R127]

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