Indiana Officer Expected To Make Full Recovery Despite Gunshot Wounds To The Head

By Tom Knighton

Gunshot wounds, contrary to what you see on TV, aren’t always fatal. While we should comport ourselves like they are, lest we be incautious and kill someone due to negligence, the reality is that there are remarkably few zones on a human body that are impossible to survive a gunshot wound. Of course, some are more finicky than others, but the possibility always exists.

This fact is something that one Indiana police officer is thankful for right now.

An Indiana State Police officer was expected to survive after being shot in the head Tuesday night while trying to apprehend a suspect, officials said.

Indiana State Police said the incident happened just after 7 p.m. in Jeffersonville, located across the river from Louisville, when Trooper Morgenn Evans stopped a gray 1999 Chevrolet Silverado driven by 79-year-old Oscar Kays.

Kays became combative during the traffic stop, police said, eventually pulling a gun on Evans and then shooting him.

Evans was “struck in the head,” but managed to return fire, according to ISP. Kays fled the scene, but the injured officer was able to pursue him for a short time before Kays was able to escape.

Evans was arrested a short time later …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms