Coffee Lover Walks Mile w/ Knife in Chest

[gnome]

Now, I'm sure Gannon's coffee addiction pales in comparison to this guy:

http://www.clickondetroit.com/video/22030296/index.html

WARREN, Mich. -- Diners at a metro Detroit restaurant got more than a full plate Sunday when a man walked in with a 5-inch knife in his chest.

Warren police said the 52-year-old man called 911 at about 10 p.m., saying he had been attacked in Warren but had just walked a mile to the Bray’s Hamburgers in Hazel Park.

Restaurant employee George Mirdita said the man walked in, ordered a coffee and said he was waiting for an ambulance to come.

“It was like out of a movie,” Mirdita said. “It kind of freaked us all out here. Then, the customers realized it and they were all turning their heads in disgust.”



Police said the man told them he had been walking north on Warner Avenue near Eight Mile Road when another man approached him and demanded cash. The man told police that when he refused to hand over any cash, he was attacked and stabbed -- the knife being shoved into the left side of chest all the way to the black plastic handle.

Police said the man tried to get help at a nearby apartment complex, but when he didn’t find any, he called 911 from a pay phone at Dequindre and Nine Mile roads.

“Yes ma’am, could uh … is it possible to send an ambulance here?” the man is heard saying to a 911 operator. “There’s a knife stuck in my chest.”

The man goes on to tell the operator he thinks it’s a steak knife.

Mirdita said he can’t believe how calm the man was, and that he never complained of being in any pain.

“To come in with something stuck in your chest and order a cup of coffee, and sit down … he was mingling with the guy next to him,” he said.

The man was treated and police said he is expected to be fine.

Police said the man described his attacker as someone who was tall, was wearing a hooded sweatshirt and had a goatee.

Well, holy smokes, next time I'm in Hazel Park, I'm stopping at Bray's. They must make one heck of a cup of coffee.

Oh, yeah, I'm going to keep my eye out for a man 18 to 65 who is tall, wears a hoodee, sports a goatee and is missing a knfe. What is WDIV afraid of? Offending the Stabbing Community? The Goatee Community?

[EastsideAl]

Well, holy smokes, next time I'm in Hazel Park, I'm stopping at Bray's. They must make one heck of a cup of coffee.

Pretty good burgers too. And the giant donkey on top of the little bright white restaurant is like beacon in the deep dark night, holding out his burger and cup of coffee to all who seek sustenance. I'm sure that that man, in his distress, just kept walkin' towards that donkey...

[jcole]

Pretty good burgers too. And the giant donkey on top of the little bright white restaurant is like beacon in the deep dark night, holding out his burger and cup of coffee to all who seek sustenance. I'm sure that that man, in his distress, just kept walkin' towards that donkey...

And away from the jackass who stabbed him

[DetroitZack]

Unbelievable

[Fury13]

Even after being stabbed, he couldn't resist the aroma of those tasty burgers at Brayz.

[Grundyke]

That is one tough s.o.b. even though he was in shock!

[jtf1972]

Did they pour him a cup of coffee?

If they did, did the coffee spray out of his chest like it does in Loony Tunes?

So many questions...

[Pam]

Did they pour him a cup of coffee?

If they did, did the coffee spray out of his chest like it does in Loony Tunes?

So many questions...

A cup of joe with a side of plasma.

[Alexis1]

If I were dying I would want a last cup of java and one last marlboro .
I can't say that I blame the man.

God bless him and his tenacity.
Chin up little soldier.

[Lowell]

I truly hope he recovers fully, so I can thank him for the story. It reminds me of all the zombie movies about.

Anyone else remember what I thought was Stroh's greatest TV ad? A man is crawling across the desert dying of thirst. A guy runs up to help him and offers him water. He spurns it. It isn't Strohs so crawls on.