GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - A Grand Valley State University student shot by an Ottawa County deputy told his parents he lifted his right arm to cover his eyes from a bright flashlight when the shot was fired.
He told them he didn't know it was a police officer shining the light.
He never even had a chance to see who was coming at him, because of the bright flashlight in his face. Sheryl Copp, the mother of Derek Copp, told 24 Hour News 8 he had no clue. He heard someone knock on his door, and he had no clue who it was.
The bullet entered the right side of Copps upper chest, broke ribs, ruptured his right lung and went through his liver, his parents said. It remained lodged in his lower back, nearly protruding through his skin.
Doctors, they said, were planning to remove the bullet Friday.
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He told them he didn't know it was a police officer shining the light.
He never even had a chance to see who was coming at him, because of the bright flashlight in his face. Sheryl Copp, the mother of Derek Copp, told 24 Hour News 8 he had no clue. He heard someone knock on his door, and he had no clue who it was.
The bullet entered the right side of Copps upper chest, broke ribs, ruptured his right lung and went through his liver, his parents said. It remained lodged in his lower back, nearly protruding through his skin.
Doctors, they said, were planning to remove the bullet Friday.
Student Shot by Cops for Smoking Marijuana part 1
Student Shot by Cops for Smoking Marijuana part 2
Updates: www.chycho.com