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"Atlanta (CNN) A Georgia woman and her ex-boyfriend were arguing in her car two years ago when her driver's side window shattered and she blacked out.
When she came to, she was in his car, not hers, and they went to his mother's house because she had a head wound.
She thought she had been cut by flying glass. But her ex, Jerrontae Cain, had a secret -- he had shot her.
Thursday, a judge sentenced Cain, 39, to 25 years in prison for several crimes including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm by a felon. Cain had been convicted of felony sexual battery in 2010.

For a month after the shooting in 2017, the woman stayed at Cain's mother's house, suffering through severe headaches, dealing with memory loss and having trouble when she tried to talk, according to a news release from the Fulton County District Attorney's office. In June that year, a friend took her to the hospital.
Doctors at Atlanta Medical Center found a bullet in the back of her skull, one that would have to remain there because trying to take it out could kill her, the DA's office said.

Hospital staff alerted investigators, and the woman told them she didn't remember being shot -- she just recalled the window breaking.
Cain told police the woman, now 42, had crashed her car into a tree. But detectives found the crime scene inconsistent with his explanation, according to the DA's office.
They issued an arrest warrant but Cain was not caught until January 2019, more than a year later, when police showed up at a home in College Park, just south of Atlanta. He hid in an attic during a two-hour standoff until he surrendered, the DA's office said.
Cain was also sentenced to five years of probation to be served after his prison term."

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This woman takes being hardheaded to a new level.
Nah, hard headedness would be if the bullet bounced off.

I have to wonder now, what busted the window? It sounded like he was inside the car when he fired, and the bullet remained in her skull. Did he shoot twice while holding the gun sideways? Or have I misinterpreted things and he was standing outside? If so, why was the window rolled up while they were arguing?
Please, I must understand the logistics of this.
 
Nah, hard headedness would be if the bullet bounced off.

I have to wonder now, what busted the window? It sounded like he was inside the car when he fired, and the bullet remained in her skull. Did he shoot twice while holding the gun sideways? Or have I misinterpreted things and he was standing outside? If so, why was the window rolled up while they were arguing?
Please, I must understand the logistics of this.
Just a thought...but it said she had trouble vocalizing, this is controlled by Broca’s area of the brain. This would be an indication that he shot her in the side of the head (where Broca’s area is located) and the bullets path ended at the back of her skull which makes me think the force of the shot threw her head into the drivers side window causing the window to shatter. I am also guessing this was a small caliber weapon. All guesses just made sense to me.
 
Just a thought...but it said she had trouble vocalizing, this is controlled by Broca’s area of the brain. This would be an indication that he shot her in the side of the head (where Broca’s area is located) and the bullets path ended at the back of her skull which makes me think the force of the shot threw her head into the drivers side window causing the window to shatter. I am also guessing this was a small caliber weapon. All guesses just made sense to me.
I've (unfortunately?) seen videos of people getting shot in the head for real. There's a lot less forceful jerk involved than you would expect, especially with a handgun. What I've seen is usually a slight turn of the head (possibly reflexive instead of force-driven) and then they go limp. Or no noticable movement at all and go limp.
You could be right; I'm not exactly a ballistics or forensics expert.
I'm curious where the entry wound was. Most instances of someone surviving a bullet to the head that I've read about were either dead-center forehead or center back, with the bullet coming to rest between brain hemispheres.
Their reluctance to operate makes me think the bullet is near the cerebellum, probably deep and close to one of its arteries. That could put it close to Wernicke's area, which would cause some speech trouble.

Then again, the memory trouble could indicate forebrain damage. They dont specify long or short term memory. Forebrain would be short-term memory. To seriously affect long term memory it'd have to reach the hippocampus. Hippocampus damage would help support my suspicion of Wernicke's damage.. but be less survivable as that's pretty deep in.

Who knows. It could've bounced around a bit, which would throw off everything I've said. I've spent a rather silly amount of time looking at 3d models and theory-crafting about a total stranger's brain injury. My Friday night, ladies and gentlemen.
 
"...25 years in prison for several crimes including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm by a felon."

WTF, not attempted murder? You shoot someone in the head, that sure as hell means attempted murder to me! This woman has to live with devastating effects of the bullet lodged in her head thanks to this fucker. He should also pay for her resulting medical care.
 
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