Police: Gunman shoved gun in waistband, shot himself in testicles

MS News Now ^ | January 30, 2014 | FOX 12 Staff

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) - A man police said is responsible for a shooting in a downtown parking lot ran from the scene, but shot himself in the testicles as he shoved the gun into his waistband Tuesday night.

Joseph Johnson, 40, has been released from the hospital and booked into the Multnomah County Jail on charges of first-degree robbery, second-degree assault and felon in possession of a firearm.

Robbery detectives said Johnson and the victim, 32-year-old Jordan Merrell, knew each other well and lived in the same apartment building near Southwest 10th Avenue and Columbia Street.

Johnson apparently confronted Merrell in the parking lot behind the building, demanded he hand over his property and then shot Merrell in the leg, police said.

While Johnson was making his getaway, he shoved the gun into the front of his pants and shot himself in the groin.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

That took a pair!

DANG!

[Secret Agent Man]

that’s ballsy.

[Jonty30]

He must have giant-sized testes to shoot a bullet into them. If I had such an act of idiocy, the bullet would go through them.

[PROCON]

Dang, the Glock doesn’t have that problem with the double safety, only shot myself once :-)

[House Atreides]

LOL — This perp obviously neglected to take a safe handgun handling course.

Well, Karma is a pain in the balls.

[jughandle]

Should have kept your finger off the trigger...

[jazusamo]

Dontcha just hate it when you sack yourself, Johnson?

[lightman]

Doesn’t qualify for Darwin but it does clean up the gene pool.

[Octar]

Yo.

[libstripper]

That’s why I have a Beretta, not a Block.

[Kirkwood]

He needs to change his first name to Les.

[Eagles6]

Keep yer’ booger hook off the bang switch pilgrim.

[Seaplaner]

...and felon in possession of a firearm.

Gun control laws (this happens to be a good one) mean nothing to felons.

They will always be armed.

(Gun safety rules appear to be similarly disregarded, heh heh.)

.

[Eagles6]

I don’t care who you are, now that’s funny!

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Doesn’t someone have a genital mutilation ping list? This certainly qualifies.

[Revolting cat!]

Goodbye balls!

[PROCON]

That’s why I have a Beretta, not a Block.

Sheesh, I didn't really shoot myself, only winged me...and why would you own an inferior weapon?

[Eagles6]

I thought you just needed to be rendered incapable of reproducing. If so this may be a possible award winner. Of course it would require further investigation by the commitee.

[hummingbird]

"Doesn’t someone have a genital mutilation ping list? This certainly qualifies."

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*snicker* I think he pinged himself.