Oklahoma City businessman Jack Gray says he was nearly killed
Wednesday afternoon when a gem dealer opened fire on three gunmen after
they robbed him of $350,000 in gems and fled in a car.
"I was driving north on May avenue when this car ran a red light.
As I swerved to avoid the car, my passenger side window exploded and I
thought I had been shot in the side of the face," recalled Gray, owner of
Standard Roofing Company, 19 NW 16th street.
He pulled over and found no blood but the window was shattered and so was
the dash of his Porsche. Gray took it to an insurance agent who later told
him that a passenger would have been killed and he missed being killed by
only a few inches.
"He told me I'm one of the luckiest unlucky guys he knows," added Gray
who's angry at the gem dealer for shooting into heavy traffic on North May.
"First of all, they were fleeing and their backs were turned to him and he
shouldn't have been shooting," said Gray who thinks the dealer owes him
some car repair. "It's also made me an opponent of the conceal-carry law,"
he added, explaining that he has four guns in his home. Gray said to pull a
gun and defend yourself in your home is one thing but it's another to be
shooting in public where innocent by-standers such as himself could have
been hit. Gray said the insurance and car repair people found the slug in his
car. After it shattered the passenger window, it smashed into the dash in
front of the steering wheel and landed on the floor behind the driver's seat.
He's turned things over to Oklahoma City police who are still hunting for the
three robbers.
It's not clear if the gem dealer could be under investigation for shooting at the three gunmen who fired no shots during the Wednesday afternoon heist.
I wonder is this guy would have a different opinion if it were his $350,000 in
jewels that got jacked?
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Wednesday afternoon when a gem dealer opened fire on three gunmen after
they robbed him of $350,000 in gems and fled in a car.
"I was driving north on May avenue when this car ran a red light.
As I swerved to avoid the car, my passenger side window exploded and I
thought I had been shot in the side of the face," recalled Gray, owner of
Standard Roofing Company, 19 NW 16th street.
He pulled over and found no blood but the window was shattered and so was
the dash of his Porsche. Gray took it to an insurance agent who later told
him that a passenger would have been killed and he missed being killed by
only a few inches.
"He told me I'm one of the luckiest unlucky guys he knows," added Gray
who's angry at the gem dealer for shooting into heavy traffic on North May.
"First of all, they were fleeing and their backs were turned to him and he
shouldn't have been shooting," said Gray who thinks the dealer owes him
some car repair. "It's also made me an opponent of the conceal-carry law,"
he added, explaining that he has four guns in his home. Gray said to pull a
gun and defend yourself in your home is one thing but it's another to be
shooting in public where innocent by-standers such as himself could have
been hit. Gray said the insurance and car repair people found the slug in his
car. After it shattered the passenger window, it smashed into the dash in
front of the steering wheel and landed on the floor behind the driver's seat.
He's turned things over to Oklahoma City police who are still hunting for the
three robbers.
It's not clear if the gem dealer could be under investigation for shooting at the three gunmen who fired no shots during the Wednesday afternoon heist.
I wonder is this guy would have a different opinion if it were his $350,000 in
jewels that got jacked?
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