[TWIAR] Man Saved After Police Scanner Deflects Bullet

[Williams, Gregory S.]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/11/14/ap/strange/mainD8LCGS780.shtml

Man Saved After Scanner Deflects Bullet

Wisconsin man in living room saved after scanner apparently deflects bullet

Police say a police scanner may have saved Floyd Kimme's life. Kimme, 50,
was sitting in his living room Sunday evening when a bullet was fired into
his home by a large-caliber weapon, authorities said.

The bullet went through the wall and hit the scanner, which was in front of
the recliner where Kimme was sitting, said Sheboygan County Sheriff's
Captain Dave Adams.

The scanner apparently deflected the bullet away from Kimme, Adams said.

Police said the incident remains under investigation.

Gregory S. Williams
williamsgs at saic.com