Posted on 09/04/2010 1:43:09 PM PDT by deoetdoctrinae
Knoxville Police Officer Brandon Stryker was wearing a bulletproof vest Friday when he was shot while attempting to arrest 54-year-old Michael Chesney.
Chesney was killed in the shootout with Stryker and other officers.
Chesney is suspected of fatally shooting Daniel Charles Giles, 60, a cashier at S&S Cafeteria in Bearden, on Thursday.
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Stuff like this is why I am armed at KFC, Home Depot, or wherever. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Sorry, make that "a veteran of the Iraq war".
Hehe.. Easy mistake in verbage. And yes, it hurts to get shot. Even with a BPV. But thank the lord for them. I’ve worn them in FL. during summer for years. The benefit is not being dead no matter how uncomfortable they are.
Since the war, Striker is still nervous about flying.
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