A Man Was Hit By A Bullet After Encountering The Suspect Entering His Car

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) – A Memphis man says he was grazed by a bullet as thieves broke into his vehicle for the fourth time this summer.

“One of the bullets hit my leg as I was diving out of the way, so I was blessed it didn’t hit me anywhere else,” said the victim, Joshua Wylie.

The incident happened shortly after midnight Friday at the High Point Apartments on Highland Street, according to the Memphis Police Department.

Joshua Wylie, the owner of a Hyundai Santa Fe, told officers he heard the windows break and went to look out the window when he saw a young man trying to get into his car.

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Wylie told police he made eye contact with the suspect who then jumped into the back seat of a Hyundai Sonata with unknown tags. As the car pulled out of the lot, he says a suspect in the back seat opened fire and several bullets flew into his home.

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Wylie says his roommate was also home during the shooting and heard the gunshots.

Shortly after, Wylie said he jumped into his car to follow the suspects, but soon turned around.

“I literally had to drag the army out of my bed as they opened fire. I wasn’t thinking very clearly, so I definitely got in my car and tried to chase them,” Wylie said.

It wasn’t until after talking to detectives that he realized he had been grazed by a bullet in the leg.

“It was almost like how dare you look at me to try and steal your car and so they were willing to take my life just to see them,” Wylie said.

MPD says no arrests have been made at this time. The investigation is ongoing.

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