Cellphone Deflects Gunshot - Saves Life

A man survived a shooting earlier this week in Coloroda, thanks in part to his cellphone - which slowed and deflected the bullet when it struck him.

"Despite being shot in the chest Tuesday, the hospital released him, saying he was in good condition. "It hit me in the cell phone, went through the cell phone, and projected down and grazed me," said Baxter. Baxter had the phone in his left shirt pocket, over his heart.

Police say the two people involved in the shooting of were 14 and 15 years old."

[9News.com via Cellular News]

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