LAPD officer’s life saved by bulletproof vest during wild Boyle Heights shootout

Fuente: New York Post

An LAPD officer is lucky to be alive after a gunman’s bullet became lodged in the cop’s body armor during a wild police shootout in Los Angeles. Newly released photos show just how close the violent confrontation Tuesday in Boyle Heights came to being a deadly tragedy. One striking image reveals a bullet hole punched through the front of the officer’s ballistic vest after the suspect opened fire at pursuing officers during the chase.