GREENVILLE, Del. -- A Delaware man wounded in an attack at a New Year’s Eve celebration in Istanbul says he survived by playing dead.
William Jacob Raak told NBC News he stayed silent and motionless during the attack at a popular nightclub, even after being struck.
“When he shot me I didn’t move - I just let him shoot me,” he said. “I was shot when I was already on the ground. He was shooting people that he had already shot.”
Raak, 35, is a small-business owner from Greenville. The State Department said Monday that he was the only U.S. citizen injured in the attack in Turkey’s largest city.
Raak told NBC he was with a group of nine people, seven of whom were shot, and that he was within inches of the shooter.
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Something not right about this guy. Too rehearsed.
ReplyDeleteThere are no official rules of engagement when in an attack. Do what you think will keep you alive!!!! Survive to live!
ReplyDeleteWhy would you go to Turkey to celebrate your birthday?
ReplyDeleteSomething is missing in his story. He was there for some other reason than just to party.
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ReplyDeletewhy is it rehearsed? just because he speaks well?
Why go there for a vacation? Foolish
ReplyDeleteJust because you go to OC or outer banks or disney, does not mean that other people can't go anywhere they want. Some of us travel to several countries a year and enjoy it. He was not complaining about it, why should you?
ReplyDeleteZero trauma. This guy just saw 7 of the 9 people who he was with shot and some killed?? Maybe he is just happy to be alive. I get the concerns his story is a little off. Just a gut feeling more to this guy than reported.
ReplyDeleteHe just acted like how the Salisbury Police act.
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