Man shot was wearing flak jacket, not a bullet-proof vest
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/art ... -vest.htmlBy Associated Press
Published: 12:43 EST, 12 September 2016 | Updated: 12:43 EST, 12 September 2016
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Police say a 23-year-old Florida man who was shot by his cousin wasn't wearing a bulletproof vest, but instead had donned a "fragmentation protective vest," also known as a flak jacket.
Tampa police said in a news release that Joaquin Mendez put on the vest late Saturday and "wondered aloud whether it still worked." Police say his 24-year-old cousin Alexandro Garibaldi pulled out a gun and responded, "Let's see."
It's unclear how old the vest is or where it came from.