Mother loses leg after getting shot in the leg

[ironsniper1]

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/springfield-mother-loses-leg-after-being-shot-while-in-church-on-july-4th
 

how much damage could a single round have caused to need to amputate below the knee?

[GlockSpock]

Simple Answer: Enough

[peejman]

Splintered the bone, bullet bounced around and did huge tissue damage, heavy blood loss that killed the tissue.... plenty of possibilities. 

[E4 No More]

What a shame.  

[RED333]

What a shame, prays to her and her family.

[i1afli]

15 hours ago, luke9511 said:

how much damage could a single round have caused to need to amputate below the knee?

Maybe her insurance wouldn’t cover the restorative surgery and physical therapy so the most cost effective approach for the hospital was amputation.

Whats the old saying?...tell a surgeon he can amputate and he’ll spend the night before the surgery sharpening his best saw, but tell him amputation is not an option and he’ll spend it sharpening his best scalpel. 

[bersaguy]

I sincerely hope they catch the low life scum that did this awful thing and put him behind bars for many years but I fear chances are slim that will happen. Prayers go out to the family.

[pop pop]

Had a friend who was messing around and a old boyfriend, of hers, tried to blow his wanker off. He ended up loosing his leg and almost bled to out before they could get him to the hosp. Blew up his big artery down his leg, several years ago. 

Prayers for the lady. 

[Capbyrd]

"Mother loses leg after getting shot in the leg" 



Well that makes a lot more sense than "mother loses leg after getting shot in arm."