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Man tries to commit suicide with flare gun, shooting himself in the head 3 times!
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 7:10 am
by Syntyr
Okay... Let me start off first by saying I feel for the guy and his family but what kind of position must you be in to think that shooting yourself in the head 3 times with a flare gun is the best way to relieve your pain???
Just wow...
Husband of author Monica Wood was rescued from his burning truck after 'shooting himself in the head three times with a flare gun'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... e-gun.html
Re: Man tries to commit suicide with flare gun, shooting himself in the head 3 times!
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 8:14 am
by GlockBrandGlock
Syntyr wrote:what kind of position must you be in to think that shooting yourself in the head 3 times with a flare gun is the best way to relieve your pain???
Probably the same position to consider suicide in general. Except it seems like it was more spur of the moment and not planned.
Truly sad situation overall. Hopefully he makes a full recovery and this is a wake-up call.
Re: Man tries to commit suicide with flare gun, shooting himself in the head 3 times!
Posted: Sun May 01, 2016 5:03 pm
by Lena
We used to have an incident report on a suicide , male shot 2 times in head with Winchester 37 12 GA, for those not familiar they are a break open single shot !
2 empty cases found on the scene.
Re: Man tries to commit suicide with flare gun, shooting himself in the head 3 times!
Posted: Sun May 01, 2016 6:15 pm
by crazy2medic
20 years as a Texas Certified Paramedic and my best response to this is OUCH I bet that hurt
Re: Man tries to commit suicide with flare gun, shooting himself in the head 3 times!
Posted: Sun May 01, 2016 6:19 pm
by Keith B
Lena wrote:We used to have an incident report on a suicide , male shot 2 times in head with Winchester 37 12 GA, for those not familiar they are a break open single shot !
2 empty cases found on the scene.
Shooting themselves in the head and not checking out... Must not be hitting anything vital.
Re: Man tries to commit suicide with flare gun, shooting himself in the head 3 times!
Posted: Sun May 01, 2016 7:23 pm
by WildBill
Keith B wrote:Lena wrote:We used to have an incident report on a suicide , male shot 2 times in head with Winchester 37 12 GA, for those not familiar they are a break open single shot !
2 empty cases found on the scene.
Shooting themselves in the head and not checking out... Must not be hitting anything vital.
I think that he wasn't thinking straight. I hope he gets some help.
Re: Man tries to commit suicide with flare gun, shooting himself in the head 3 times!
Posted: Sun May 01, 2016 7:29 pm
by WildBill
AndyC wrote:"Smoke..... on the water..."
You are going above my head AndyC.
Re: Man tries to commit suicide with flare gun, shooting himself in the head 3 times!
Posted: Sun May 01, 2016 7:51 pm
by WTR
WildBill wrote:AndyC wrote:"Smoke..... on the water..."
You are going above my head AndyC.
Not all is as it appears.
Re: Man tries to commit suicide with flare gun, shooting himself in the head 3 times!
Posted: Sun May 01, 2016 8:22 pm
by Lena
The shooting I described happened in a County east of Dallas some years ago, it was ruled suicide on paper but a murder surely happened almost beyond any doubt, 2 distinct wounds 1 on each side of head, either would have been fatal.
One that I personally saw was a "gunshot wound". The entrance through a car door hit the persons mid section and exited the other door entrance and exit holes were about 5" diameter, yes 5 inches, maybe 6! This happened at the Belt Line drive in theater. Rules just a gunshot wound. Projectile never located. Never solved.
Re: Man tries to commit suicide with flare gun, shooting himself in the head 3 times!
Posted: Sun May 01, 2016 8:38 pm
by Javier730
Lena wrote:The shooting I described happened in a County east of Dallas some years ago, it was ruled suicide on paper but a murder surely happened almost beyond any doubt, 2 distinct wounds 1 on each side of head, either would have been fatal.
One that I personally saw was a "gunshot wound". The entrance through a car door hit the persons mid section and exited the other door entrance and exit holes were about 5" diameter, yes 5 inches, maybe 6! This happened at the Belt Line drive in theater. Rules just a gunshot wound. Projectile never located. Never solved.
Must of been a 45

Re: Man tries to commit suicide with flare gun, shooting himself in the head 3 times!
Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 3:24 am
by Dave2
WildBill wrote:AndyC wrote:"Smoke..... on the water..."
You are going above my head AndyC.
To be fair, it's pretty deep...
Re: Man tries to commit suicide with flare gun, shooting himself in the head 3 times!
Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 8:12 am
by MechAg94
AndyC wrote:And here I thought "Smoke on the Water" would be an instantaneously-recognizable classic

Well, it did happen over in Europe somewhere. Maybe some people didn't hear about it.