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This Wild Picture Of A Colorado's Man's Fake Chain Is Going Viral Because It Literally Saved His Life

Yeah, this is a wild one.

A man in Commerce City, Colorado can thank his (likely) fake metal chain for saving his life.

A man with short blond hair and a beard wears a faux fur-lined jacket, black t-shirt, and silver chain necklace. He has a piercing above his right eyebrow
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^That's not the man, but this is what happens when you search for "man wearing a silver chain" on Getty Images.

According to the Commerce City Police Department, "This silver chain-- approximately ten millimeters in width-- is likely the only reason the victim of a shooting we responded to yesterday is still alive."

A silver chain with a damaged section is placed on a brown paper envelope labeled "ULINE."
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"The .22 caliber bullet was fired during an argument and would have ended up in the victim's neck had it not instead become lodged in the chain he was wearing." The post continued. "As a result he suffered only a puncture wound."