station attendant in Florida, USA.
A photo released by the police shows a bullet hole in the
phone screen and a bulge at the back where the bullet
protruded
There's no doubt cell phones have made life infinitely easier,
but one man realized just how helpful they can be when an
HTC smartphone saved his life.
Early Monday morning, a gas station clerk was aiding a
customer in finding a specific drink when the customer pulled
a gun and demanded that the clerk open the safe.
The clerk was unable to do so, and a second clerk was given
the same instruction.
Neither clerk was able to unlock the safe and the gunman left,
but not before firing off a single shot.
Police were immediately called to the Hess gas station in
Winter Garden, Florida.
While they were interviewing the clerk to gather information,
he complained of chest pains. Until then, no one noticed that
he had been shot.
According to police accounts, he survived the attempted
armed robbery thanks in part to his cell phone, which was
stashed in his chest pocket.
"So they started looking at the clerk. That's when they
realized that the guy had actually shot at him, hit him,
struck his cell phone, and the cell phone had stopped his
bullet," Winter Garden Police Lt. Scott Allen said.
The clerk was taken to the hospital, but was quickly released
with no injuries.
The chest pain he complained of was due to the blunt force of
the bullet hitting the phone. His HTC smartphone, however,
didn't fare so well.
The screen is shattered and bullet is lodged into the phone.
The other clerk was not harmed.
"I've seen individuals get shot with low-caliber handguns and
I've seen it be life ending.
So, for this gentleman to be as lucky as he is, it's a good day
for us," Allen said.
This isn't the first time an HTC phone has saved a man's life
from a bullet. In 2011, a valet at an Atlanta night club was
shot by two men.
According to the Associated Press, one of the bullets may
have done some serious damage had it not been stopped by
the man's HTC, also located in his chest pocket.
Reports from this case indicate that the phone's battery kept
the bullet from doing any harm.
The lesson from this story is simple: be carefull with your
smartphone, one day it may save your life!
Source: World News Site
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