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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Jan 7, 2007 (UPI via COMTEX) -- A Florida woman who was struck by a falling bullet on New Year's Eve has her bra to thank for stopping it.
WTSP-TV, Tampa Bay, reported that Debbie Bingham was enjoying the New Year's fireworks when she felt a sharp pain in her shoulder
"I grabbed my shoulder and noticed I was bleeding," she said. "And then I pulled my blouse back and saw the big hole and realized that it was a gunshot."
But Bingham's bra had stopped the bullet from reaching her skin.
"The bullet was halfway inside of my bra, and the other half right on the tip of my skin," she told reporters. "It was a very cheap bra. It wasn't very expensive and I'd love to have a couple more of those bras."
Police still don't know who fired the gun, WSTP reported.
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