Man survives shotgun attack after his iPhone takes brunt of blast

[jnelsoninjax]

A man miraculously survived being shot near his home with a sawn-off shotgun when his iPhone took the brunt of the blast.
The victim's iPhone took the majority of the blast from the shotgun
The victim's mobile phone took the majority of the blast from the shotgun. Credit: Cheshire Police

The 25-year-old victim sustained serious injuries to his abdomen but managed to get up and head back to his block of flats where emergency services were called.

Ryan Duggan, 19, has been found guilty of attempted murder at Chester Crown Court. He was also found guilty of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and is due to be sentenced on 10 July.

The incident took place when the victim approached a group of teenagers who had turned of the water supply to the block of flats where he lived.

During a confrontation, the teenager pulled out the shotgun and fired it at the victim.

The firearm was later recovered by police wrapped in clingfilm and concealed under a bush - with the spent cartridge still inside.

Detective Inspector Gary McIntyre from Cheshire Police said if the victim's phone had not been in his pocket "he would undoubtedly have died".

    Duggan

[123456789A]

What pocket was the phone in?

[chrisj1968]

I'd guess a chest pocket. if the suspect shot at his chest

 

sawed off shotguns spread buckshot fast!

 

based upon the pattern spread on the phone it was close range.

[DocM]

Looks like a .410 or a light guage, maybe a 28. A heavy 20 guage load, 12 or 10 guage at that range should've pulverized phone and owner.

[A Real American!]

That's why Head Shot is always desirable.

[Jim_Wartson]

Gosh! That's really fishy... I agree with chrisj1968 about the close range part. The image shows the weapon could have been fired from point blank range. Something's really amiss.

[MikeChipshop Member]

Looks like a .410 or a light guage, maybe a 28. A heavy 20 guage load, 12 or 10 guage at that range should've pulverized phone and owner.

If it was sawn off, then I'm going with .410 definitely. The pattern way tight, so we're talking very close range, only a 410 could have caused as little damage at shut a close range.