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Jordan: Man released early from prison to contain Coronavirus spread, dies immediately by a celebratory gunshot fired by cousin celebrating his release |
2020-04-25 |
A prison inmate in Jordon, Sari Salem Wardat, returning home after being released from jail early due to the coronavirus scare, died immediately by a celebratory gunshot fired mistakenly by his distant cousin, exulting his release. Sari was returning home after he was released from the prison two weeks in advance in line with the government’s order to release some prisoners early amidst the Coronavirus threat. The incident In the video, which is being circulated on social media, Sari Salem Wardat, a drug dealer and a smuggler serving an eight-month prison sentence for carrying an unlicensed weapon and resisting arrest is seen arriving in his blue car amidst celebratory gunfire noises. Sari gets down from the car and is approached by his distant cousin, Ahmad Salamah Wardat, who points his gun towards the sky. The weapon appears to jam twice before Ahmad fires a shot, after which it appears to jam again before he fires six shots into the air. Then, as the two men walk along the road, Ahmad who appears to be fiddling with the gun, fires one more shot pointing towards Sari, perhaps mistakenly or thinking that he has exhausted the bullets, and this time the bullet hits Sari, who immediately drops to the ground.... A repeat offender [Say, huh?] The shooter Ahmad is a member of Jordanian Armed Forces, and according to his relatives, similar accidents have happened before when he had fired celebratory gunshot on other occasions. The family members talked about a separate occasion several years ago when he fired a pump-action pellet shotgun during a wedding, wounding six people. Relatives who witnessed the shooting said he was using a seven-millimetre modified gun that frequently jammed. They said that Ahmad "was not very bright". The relatives said the Ahmad said he thought he had fired all of his bullets not knowing that the last bullet had jammed in the magazine, which ultimately killed Sari.... |
Posted by:Clem |
#5 Make sure his demise is tabulated among the victims of the virus! |
Posted by: Bobby 2020-04-25 13:11 |
#4 A prison inmate in Jordon, Sari Salem Wardat, returning home after being released from jail early due to the coronavirus scare, died immediately by a celebratory gunshot fired mistakenly by his distant cousin Who's been sleeping with his wife while Sari Salem was in jail? |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-25 12:21 |
#3 Karma is a thing... |
Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-04-25 12:18 |
#2 Ahmad is 'probably' past remedial gun safety training having an impact. Maybe a brick applied to both hands 60 times would help. |
Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2020-04-25 12:10 |
#1 The Twitter link in the article shows the video of the guy getting shot in the back. |
Posted by: Clem 2020-04-25 11:46 |