Man lives for years unaware he was shot in the head
![An X-ray released by German police August 24, 2010, shows a bullet lodged in the back of the head of a man. A Polish man living in Germany went about his business for about five years without noticing he had been shot in the head because he was drunk when it happened. Police in the […]Read More …](https://cdn-fastly.thefirearmblog.com/media/2024/05/15/14040118/man-lives-for-years-unaware-he-was-shot-in-the-head.jpg?size=720x845&nocrop=1)
A Polish man living in Germany discovered, after getting an X-Ray, that he had been living since 2004 or 2005 with a bullet lodged in his head.
The Local reports …
“He must really have a strong constitution,” said Schütte, who spoke with the patient while he recovered in the hospital following an operation on Friday. “He was of course intoxicated at the time he felt the blow. It was New Year’s Eve so naturally he’d had a bit more than usual to drink.”
Doctors informed police in the Ruhr Valley city immediately, and they are now searching for the shooter, who faces charges of negligent bodily harm.
This is not the first time I have heard about something like this happening. It also reminds me of the shooting where hair weave stopped a .40 S&W bullet.
[ Many thanks to David and Rob for emailing me the link. ]
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Reminds me of a quote at another forum, that a frequent poster used at the bottom of each post. "If I ever found out that you shot me with a .25, id kick your ass!"
Years ago I was watching some reality police/medical show. They drug some old homeless dude in from the streets for some reason regarding an injury.
They x rayed him and he had close to a dozen bullets in him still, they showed the x ray print, both rifle and pistol. They asked him how many times he had been shot, he said had no idea. His only explanation was, "when I was younger I used to drink a lot and fight alot".
@Jim, its James Bond, one of the Pierce Brosnan movies