Steel-toed boot credited with protecting victim during road rage shooting at Chick-fil-A, police say
By Emma Nisbet and Emily Van de Riet
FLOWOOD, Miss. (WLBT/Gray News) — A steel-toed boot is being credited with protecting a road-rage shooting victim in Mississippi.
The Flowood Police Department said the shooting happened at a Chick-fil-A Saturday night.
According to Flowood Police Chief Eric Zetterholm, the victim pulled into the Chick-fil-A and was shot in the foot.
However, the victim was not injured because the round did not make it past their steel-toed boot.
Kyle Maurice Ramos, 39, was arrested in connection with the shooting.
Ramos is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Ramos is being held at the Rankin County Jail without bond while awaiting an initial appearance in Flowood Municipal Court.
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