Posted on 05/25/2018 1:15:53 PM PDT by JoeProBono
A driver who spotted a "black object" flying through the air on a Washington highway stopped 18 miles later and found a handgun embedded in his bumper.
Washington State Patrol Trooper Guy Gill said the man was driving Wednesday on Interstate 5, near Lakewood, when he saw the object fly through the air and appear to strike his bumper.
The man told troopers he didn't think the object had struck his bumper very hard and no warning lights came on, so he decided not to stop and investigate.
Gill said the man stopped at an Olympia gas station about 18 miles later and discovered the handgun lodged barrel-first in his front bumper.
"The driver called 911 and he was just kind of like everyone else saying, 'This is so strange, but I believe I struck a firearm and it's still stuck in the front of my vehicle,'" Gill told KOMO-TV.
He said it was one of the strangest things he's seen in his 23 years on the job.
"Well...this is a first!" Gill wrote in tweeting photos of the gun embedded in the bumper. "Driver saw a small 'black object' in the air while driving on I-5 and it struck the front of his car. "He drove about 18 miles, stopped for gas, and found this."
Gill said the gun was turned over to Lakewood police. Investigators are looking into whether the weapon was used in a 5 p.m. shooting at Harry Todd Park in Lakewood. No one was injured in the shooting.
Usually they get lost in canoeing accidents.
I will laff if it belongs to a police officer..................
It appears to be a pellet gun............
Springfield XD
Good eye. It sure does.
Red Badger wrote:
It appears to be a pellet gun............
Yes, with the safety on!
LOL My first thought reading the headline was it is a gun used by airborne troops
Springfield Armory XD, you’re welcome.
Bad guys in western always threw their guns at good guys when they ran out of ammo for their 60 shot revolvers.
Aw...that’ll buff right out.
Cool bling. It would have made a great conversation “piece”.
I am surprised she wasn’t arrested for illegally transporting a firearm.
See, SEE!!!? You NRA people laugh, but a gun really will jump up and attack you!! What more proof do you need!?
Is this considered “open carry”?
Thanks.
Welcome, I identified in yesterday’s post:-)
Free gun! He should hurry up and get his 3 free mags from Springfield before that promotion runs out.
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