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Man literally dodges bullet thanks to his chain necklace: 'Just incredible'

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Man dodges bullet with chain, police say
Commerce City Police Department
ByEmily Shapiro and Luke Barr
June 03, 2024, 3:00 PM

A man in Colorado literally dodged a bullet thanks to his chain, according to police.

The victim was wearing a silver chain, about 10 millimeters in width, when he got into an argument with an armed man on Tuesday, according to police in Commerce City, just outside of Denver.

Commerce City Police say this silver chain helped save the life of a shooting victim.
Commerce City Police Department

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The suspect fired, and instead of hitting the victim in the neck, the .22-caliber bullet got lodged in the chain, police said.

The victim only suffered a puncture wound, police said.

"We'd say he really dodged a bullet," police said, "but in reality, he LODGED a bullet."

Commerce City Police say this silver chain helped save the life of a shooting victim.
Commerce City Police Department

The chain "is likely the only reason the victim of a shooting we responded to yesterday is still alive," police said. "Just incredible."

The suspect, who was not named, was arrested and is facing attempted homicide charges, police said.

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