Today @ 6:10 PM marked forty-nine years since I was in a gunfight w/three armed robbery suspects and came away unhurt. I’m reflecting on how lucky I am to have passed my 77th BDay, retire & enjoy our family. Sometimes luck is just enough . . .
Doing Some Reflecting Today
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As the son of a police officer ........ God bless to you and yours!
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I’ve read your story more than once. There was skill involved there too.
I have a longtime friend who says, "You make your own luck."
I believe you did, and I'm happy you're here to tell us about it.
Appreciate the kind words. Another cop took a round to the upper chest from the suspect’s .45 (no vests) and required a transfusion at the hospital. That was ‘74, that blood was tainted and he died of liver cancer 20 + years later. He was a close family friend, this is a loss we all felt deeply.
Was never in a gun fight, but i had a recurring nightmare about being in one and slow motioned drawing my gun and firing, but the gun never went off. I usually woke up in a sweat.
After i retired, I still had the nightmare, but it eventually went away after a couple of years.
After i retired, I still had the nightmare, but it eventually went away after a couple of years.
Sometimes a combination of skill, luck and divine intervention. Glad you made it out ok.
Old Cop, I am interested in your story, can you show a link?
Thanks for you service
Thanks for you service
I experience a similar dream from time to time.
I’ll send you a PM. If you have any Q I’ll be glad answer in a PM.
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I found it here.
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Sadly a LEO I knew back home was killed in a gun fight with robbers. The dept did not issue shotguns then so several other LEOs I knew went looking for riot type shotguns to buy themselves. I went along as I usually hung out with several and picked up my first M-37, great gun. As An aside the perp. that shot our buddy tried to get out of his cell by lighting his mattress on fire. Needless to say it took “ some time” for the jailers to put out the fire so he was severely burned. When burned perp got to hospital he was sent to the burn center. They have a gurney that Slowly lowers burn patient into a solution that helps the patient but has a burning feeling. “ Somehow” the nurse let the perp free fall into the solution. I heard from another nurse his scream could be heard quite a ways off…..
Karma? Sometimes pay back comes in different ways.
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There’s a long story to the perps end but no time to post it. Lost several friends to robbery scum. One was just a plain ole guy that had made a bunch of $$$$, retired, opened a gun store “ out in the country”. He always had nice and interesting pieces. Very friendly, maybe overly friendly as thats what did him in. Scum shot him dead at the front door of his shop. They got caught and IIRC they got death sentence.
