Thread: Why frontline cops should be armed

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

That will happen if vitals are behind the shoulder at the time of firing and were penetrated,or main arterial are severed under the "shoulder" and first aid is lacking or non existent, or the description of "shot in the shoulder" is inaccurate.

I was involved in a case about 5 years ago where the victim was fatally shot in the shoulder with an FMJ 7.62x39 from about 2 feet. The bullet partially fragmented on the shoulder joint and a sliver of jacket clipped the top off his heart. His abdominal cavity had several pieces of bullet fragment in various places. If he had been shot in the chest he probably would have survived.