DROID does… stop bullets; HTC DROID Incredible saves man’s life [video]

By on Jan 7, 2011 at 1:24 PM
mobile January 7, 2011

An Associate Press video posted on YouTube demonstrates another reason why HTC’s DROID Incredible is, well… incredible. John Garber was exiting Club Halo in Atlanta, were he works as a valet, when he suddenly became caught in a hail of gunfire. Two patrons who had been thrown out of the establishment got into an argument outside the club that ultimately lead to a short shoot-out. Mr. Garber was struck in the chest by a bullet, which penetrated his coat and was ultimately stopped by the battery of his HTC DROID Incredible. The above image is a chilling reminder of how lucky Mr. Garber is. Hit the jump to check out the video, complete with the owner’s first-hand account. DROID does… stop bullets.

UPDATE: While it was unclear from the original AP video/report which mobile device Mr Garber was using — we assumed the DROID Incredible because of the battery color, size — it has been made clear by subsequent, local news reports that the device in question was actually the HTC EVO 4G from Sprint. We apologize for the misinformation.

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  • Anonymous

    Just another night in the ATL

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_HRX75E5RPEOTAOT2W7EA625UMQ c

    Actually it was an HTC EVO so DROID Doesn’t do (at least not in this case, Sorry)

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_HRX75E5RPEOTAOT2W7EA625UMQ c

    Actually it was an HTC EVO so DROID Doesn’t do (at least not in this case, Sorry)

  • Supercop

    Its an EVO.
    Stop reporting false info. Further proof that Bgr is owned by Verizon.

  • Supercop

    Its an EVO.
    Stop reporting false info. Further proof that Bgr is owned by Verizon.

  • Omaramin1691

    driod does …iphone go to hell

  • Theassassin047

    Well of course you’re brand loyal. Anyone that knows anything about smartphones will only buy one from HTC.

  • Mj

    Shut up!! YoU guys don’t know what your talkin about. He only survived because it barely it the battery. There is no indication of the caliber or ballistics. Now if this gun was let’s say a desert eagle it would have tore through that battery like tisse paper.

  • antonio

    do u need an app for that

  • http://twitter.com/iggy_perez Iggy the Ninja

    Its wasn’t droid that stopped, it was HTC!!

  • EarlyMon

    According to this – it was an EVO.

  • http://twitter.com/DenverRalphy Ralph Jones

    By what information do some of you insist it was an EVO? There’s absolutely nothing in the video that would give you that information. All you see is the Battery, and both the Incredible and the EVO have identical looking batteries.

  • http://twitter.com/ampololo Andrews Amoo

    can an iPhone stop bullets??

  • Antonio

    You think Verizon covers bullet damage in their warranty?

    • Supercop

      Its sprint (evo)

  • Guy223

    Not a Droid. HTC doesn’t make the Droid Incredible.

    That was an HTC Evo. I guess fact checking is something this site fails miserably at.

    • Supercop

      Mostly Andrew.

    • AmIJeremy

      You need to check your facts because HTC does, in fact, make the Droid Incredible.

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Ab-Gar/538974072 Ab Gar

      Pls tell me who makes the droid incredible…
      After you conclude your resarch you can take your foor out of your mouth.

      Thanks.

  • EVOlover

    HTC!!!!!!

  • jmmhawk

    mAhvelous, simply mAhvelous!

  • Blkbear_41

    I can see the company (HTC) giving this guy a new phones phones for life to hawk their body armor line of phones. ;)

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1493970062 Tron Caldwell

    HTC does make the Droid Incredible. It runs Sense UI for christ sake. I don’t know where some of you are getting that it must HTC doesn’t make the Incredible from

  • Demofya

    Dude, I just stopped a missle with my Droid X. Amazing…. What others don’t, Droid Does.

  • http://twitter.com/white_shadow001 Zach White

    Lets see an Iphone do that!

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