HTC phone helps man escape bullet, HTC gifts him a new one

The most recent victim of gun violence had his life saved by a HTC phone that was in his pocket, news reports said. But if that enough, the proud manufacturer of the saviour phone, HTC, sent the man a brand new HTC One handset with their compliments.

If anybody deserves a new #HTCOne, it's this guy: http://t.co/diEDp9Ve5N. Enjoy the "Glad You’re OK" care package. http://t.co/azColVH6jW

— HTC (@htc) October 29, 2013

The victim, who is a shopkeeper in Florida, was attacked by a robber last week. The thief shot him and fled the scene. However, the victim didn't even realise that he had been shot till he pulled out his phone that had a bullet lodged in it.

Interestingly, the whole ordeal was also captured in their CCTV cameras and did rounds of the internet:

Netizens then came together and brought this to the attention of HTC:

Come on @HTC, you gotta love this: Cell phone stops bullet aimed at Florida gas station clerk http://t.co/GvCmONFX4f #HTC

— Denny Chimex (@donmexy) October 29, 2013

Bullett proof #HTC phones now available on #4gee Phone stops bullet aimed at gas station clerk http://t.co/hmWmNA1sXe

— Nader Ibrahim (@nad_84) October 29, 2013

Bulletproof HTC Handset Saves Shooting Victim's Life http://t.co/jW0jtBIMhp #HTC #Unbelievable

— Yubin Kim (@YubinKim91) November 4, 2013

Wow #HTC. You saved someone's life.... amazing. #news http://t.co/iqCu0bm7Un

— Thomas Connery (@ThomasConnery) October 29, 2013

As for HTC, needless to say, the act of kindness earned them a lot of social media goodwill and perhaps the best marketing opportunity:

@htc wow that's really awesome of you to do that for that guy, glad his life was saved by the smartphone.

— Purav (@PDTalkinTech) October 30, 2013

@htc that's a great gesture from your side!! Much appreciated!! #HTCOne

— Amit Shah (@shahamit99) October 29, 2013