LIBERTY LAKE, Wash. -- A 19-year-old shooting victim in Washington state was spared paralysis after he coughed up the bullet that was stuck near his spine.
Austin Askins was shot in the mouth by a stranger over Labor Day weekend, authorities said.The bullet was lodged near his spine and doctors said they wouldn't be able to remove it.However, Askins was having trouble breathing and swallowing after the shooting. He was on his way to a surgical appointment when he miraculously coughed up the bullet."I coughed really hard and the bullet came out," Askins said.Askins will still undergo reconstructive surgery to replace the teeth he lost in the shooting.The man who shot Askins and two of his friends remains at large, authorities said. Two other victims also are recovering.
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