A metallic necklace shot with lead in Commerce City, Colorado, last month may have incidentally saved the neck of its owner, the intended target of a shooting.
In the May 29 post, the officers acknowledged the chain as “likely the only reason the victim of the shooting we responded to yesterday is still alive.”
They captioned that the altercation broke out because of an argument between two men which led one man, the shooter, to draw a .22 caliber gun and fire upon the other man, who only suffered a puncture wound but survived.
The suspect was arrested on the scene and is facing homicide charges, CCPD stated in the post.
Apparently the officers couldn’t get enough of the irony, rolling with the puns, linking the chain with his good luck.
“We'd say he really dodged a bullet—but in reality, he LODGED a bullet,” they wrote humorously.
“Side note—we don’t know what kind of metal this is, but it’s likely not pure silver,” they captioned, setting up the punchline. “We looked it up ... and silver is soft. So maybe think twice before you knock a knockoff.
“Just incredible.”
