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It also sounds like the person he commissioned to commit the crime was killed in the course of the crime and the victim was also shot in the leg!
by scandox 7y ago
It also sounds like the person he commissioned to commit the crime was killed in the course of the crime and the victim was also shot in the leg!
- booblik 7y agoIt is clearly stated that he survived the gunshots
- nkozyra 7y agoI must be missing it, the last thing I see about the situation is > The victim shot Hopkins multiple times in the chest. He then contacted law enforcement.
- saalweachter 7y agoWithout excusing the article for confusing several people and requiring follow up research to answer an obviously related question, in my experience if someone dies it will almost-always be explicitly stated in the article; newspapers are far more like to remember to say "shot and killed" or "shot... killing him instantly" or "died of his injuries", and far more likely to cut a sentence about an auxiliary party's recovery when editing.
- 6gvONxR4sf7o 7y agojustice.gov isn't a newspaper.
- jessaustin 7y agoThis is a lesson for would-be violent extortionists: .22 is not an intimidating caliber.
- paulgb 7y agoIt is clear that the victim survived his gunshots but Hopkins' fate is not mentioned in the press release linked. It turns out he did survive and got a 20 year sentence. https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/cedar-rapids-felon-sentenced-twenty-years-federal-prison-after-attempting-extort https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/cedar-rapids-felon-sent...
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- booblik 7y agoHow was this comment downvoted?